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操刀手

Mandarin · pinyin cāo dāo shǒu

person charged with decisive action
hatchet man

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操: cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
手: shǒu · hand

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1–1–3 · cao1 dao1 shou3

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cou1 dou1 sau2

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