打家劫舍

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ jiā jié shè

Meanings

  1. to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
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打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
劫
jié · take by force, coerce; disaster
舍
shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside
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3–1–2–4 · da3 jia1 jie2 she4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3

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daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3

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  1. (idiomatic) to loot; to plunder

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