"殺手鐧" meaning in Chinese

See 殺手鐧 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/, /saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shāshǒujiǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], shāshǒujiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saat³ sau² gaan² [Cantonese, Jyutping], shāshǒujiǎn [Phonetic:shāshóujiǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shashǒujiǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sha¹-shou³-chien³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shā-shǒu-jyǎn [Mandarin, Yale], shashooujean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шашоуцзянь [Mandarin, Palladius], šašouczjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], shāshǒujiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shashǒujiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sha¹-shou³-chien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shā-shǒu-jyàn [Mandarin, Yale], shashooujiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], saat sáu gáan [Cantonese, Yale], saat⁸ sau² gaan² [Cantonese, Pinyin], sad³ seo² gan² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 杀手锏, 殺手鐗, 撒手鐧/撒手鐗/撒手锏
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 殺手鐧
  1. (figurative) one's trump card Tags: figuratively
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      "zh-pron": "shāshǒujiàn"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "saat³ sau² gaan²"
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      "zh-pron": "shāshǒujiǎn [Phonetic:shāshóujiǎn]"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shashǒujiǎn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sha¹-shou³-chien³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shā-shǒu-jyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shashooujean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шашоуцзянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šašouczjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shāshǒujiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "shashǒujiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "sha¹-shou³-chien⁴"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "shā-shǒu-jyàn"
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      "zh-pron": "shashooujiann"
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      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "saat sáu gáan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat⁸ sau² gaan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sad³ seo² gan²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːn³⁵/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːn³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "殺手鐧"
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      "form": "殺手鐗",
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      "form": "撒手鐧/撒手鐗/撒手锏"
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        "(figurative) one's trump card"
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      "zh-pron": "shāshǒujiǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shāshǒujiǎn [Phonetic:shāshóujiǎn]"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shashǒujiǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sha¹-shou³-chien³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shā-shǒu-jyǎn"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shashooujean"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шашоуцзянь"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šašouczjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāshǒujiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shashǒujiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sha¹-shou³-chien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shā-shǒu-jyàn"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shashooujiann"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat sáu gáan"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saat⁸ sau² gaan²"
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      "zh-pron": "sad³ seo² gan²"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːn³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "殺手鐧"
}

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