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滿門抄斬

简满门抄斩 · 繁滿門抄斬

Mandarin · pinyin mǎn mén chāo zhǎn

to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
抄: chāo · copy, confiscate, seize
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满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
斩: zhǎn · cut, chop, sever; behead

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3–2–1–3 · man3 men2 chao1 zhan3

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mun5 mun4 caau1 zaam2

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(idiomatic) to confiscate property of the family and behead all its member

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