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殺人越貨

简杀人越货 · 繁殺人越貨

Mandarin · pinyin shā rén yuè huò

to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

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殺: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
越: yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...
貨: Look up this written character
杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
货: huò · goods, commodities, products

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1–2–4–4 · sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4

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saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3

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(idiomatic) to kill somebody for their property; to murder for money

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