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身首異處

简身首异处 · 繁身首異處

Mandarin · pinyin shēn shǒu yì chù

to be decapitated (idiom)

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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
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异: yì · different, unusual, strange
处: chù · place, locale; department

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1–3–4–4 · shen1 shou3 yi4 chu4

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san1 sau2 ji6 cyu3

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verb

to be decapitated; to be beheaded

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