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殺人

殺人

See also: 杀人

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	man; person; people
trad. (殺人)		殺	人
simp. (杀人)		杀	人

Noun

殺人

murder; homicide

Verb

殺人

to kill someone

Synonyms

他殺／他杀 (tāshā)

Derived terms

殺人犯／杀人犯 (shārénfàn)

過失殺人／过失杀人 (guòshī shārén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殺	人
さつ Grade: 4	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

殺人 ‎(hiragana さつじん, romaji satsujin)

murder, killing

Derived terms

殺人者 (さつじんしゃ) ‎(satsujinsha): murderer, killer

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shārén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sat-jîn / sat-lîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shārén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sharen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    殺人／杀人
    砂仁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ jan⁴
  - Yale: saat yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat-jîn / sat-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: sat-jîn / sat-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: satjiin, satliin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ʑin¹³/, /sat̚³²⁻⁵ lin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑin²³/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²³/