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殺手

殺手

See also: 杀手

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	hand; convenient; -er
trad. (殺手)		殺	手
simp. (杀手)		杀	手

Noun

殺手

a killer, especially a professional one such as a hitman or assassin
one who is especially good at a certain skill

See also

刺殺／刺杀 (cìshā)
謀殺／谋杀 (móushā)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shāshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sat-sú
Min Nan (POJ): sat-chhiú / sat-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shāshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shashoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ sau²
  - Yale: saat sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ sau²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sat-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: sad` su`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sad⁵ su³
  - IPA: /sat̚² su³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat-chhiú / sat-siú
  - Tâi-lô: sat-tshiú / sat-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: satchiuo, satsiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/, /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/, /sat̚³²⁻⁵ ɕiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/