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生殺大權

简 生杀大权 · 繁 生殺大權
Mandarin · pinyin shēng shā dà quán

Meanings

  1. life-and-death power
  2. ultimate power
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
殺
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
權
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杀
shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
权
quán · power, right, authority
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Mandarin tones

1–1–4–2 · sheng1 sha1 da4 quan2

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sang1 saat3 daai6 kyun4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) life-and-death power; ultimate power

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