格殺勿論

简 格杀勿论 · 繁 格殺勿論
Cantonese · source Jyutpinggaak3 saat3 mat6 leon6

Meanings

  1. lawful authority to capture and execute anyone who resists
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Same syllable, six tones

gaakgaak1—gaak2—格gaak3squaregaak4—gaak5—gaak6—
saatsaat1—saat2—杀saat3to killsaat4—saat5—saat6—
mat乜mat1what?mat2—mat3—mat4—mat5—物mat6thing
leonleon1—卵leon2eggleon3—轮leon4wheelleon5—论leon6opinion

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ge2 sha1 wu4 lun4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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phrase

  1. Use of deadly force authorized; it is permitted to kill (someone) without any legal consequence.

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Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source record & identity格殺勿論 格杀勿论 [ge2 sha1 wu4 lun4] {gaak3 saat3 mat6 leon6} /lawful authority to capture and execute anyone who resists/

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