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劫殺

简劫杀 · 繁劫殺

Mandarin · pinyin jié shā

to rob and kill

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劫: jié · take by force, coerce; disaster
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杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt

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2–1 · jie2 sha1

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