"殺人滅口" meaning in Chinese

See 殺人滅口 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shārénmièkǒu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saat³ jan⁴ mit⁶ hau² [Cantonese, Jyutping], shārénmièkǒu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sharénmièkǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], sha¹-jên²-mieh⁴-kʻou³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shā-rén-myè-kǒu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], sharenmiehkoou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шажэньмекоу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šažɛnʹmekou [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], saat yàhn miht háu [Cantonese, Yale], saat⁸ jan⁴ mit⁹ hau² [Cantonese, Pinyin], sad³ yen⁴ mid⁶ heo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 杀人灭口
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 殺人滅口
  1. to kill someone to silence them Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kill someone to silence them"
      ],
      "id": "en-殺人滅口-zh-phrase-OKzvEV4J",
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "silence",
          "silence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shārénmièkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat³ jan⁴ mit⁶ hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shārénmièkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sharénmièkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sha¹-jên²-mieh⁴-kʻou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shā-rén-myè-kǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sharenmiehkoou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шажэньмекоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šažɛnʹmekou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat yàhn miht háu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat⁸ jan⁴ mit⁹ hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sad³ yen⁴ mid⁶ heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "殺人滅口"
}
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    {
      "form": "杀人灭口",
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        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "殺人滅口",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 口",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 殺",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 滅",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kill someone to silence them"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "silence",
          "silence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shārénmièkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat³ jan⁴ mit⁶ hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shārénmièkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sharénmièkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sha¹-jên²-mieh⁴-kʻou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shā-rén-myè-kǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sharenmiehkoou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шажэньмекоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šažɛnʹmekou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat yàhn miht háu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat⁸ jan⁴ mit⁹ hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sad³ yen⁴ mid⁶ heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "殺人滅口"
}

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