喊殺

See also: 喊杀

Chinese

		call; cry; to shout	to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (喊殺)		喊	殺
simp. (喊杀)		喊	杀

Etymology

In battle, the troops would shout "shā" (kill), in order to bolster their courage.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎnshā

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˇ ㄕㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎnshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˇ ㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haansha
  - IPA ^(key): /xän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

Verb

喊殺

(archaic) to shout out war cries

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