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斬殺線

简斩杀线 · 繁斬殺線

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎn shā xiàn

(gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately
(fig.) (slang) a critical survival threshold; a point beyond which a person or household lacks sufficient buffer such that a single shock leads to rapid collapse

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斩: zhǎn · cut, chop, sever; behead
杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–1–4 · zhan3 sha1 xian4

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