暗殺

Cantonese

simpl.		暗杀
trad.		暗殺

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ɐm˧ saːt˧ ]

Verb

暗殺 (traditional, Jyutping am3 saat3, simplified 暗杀)

1. to assassinate

Synonyms

• trad. 刺殺, simpl. 刺杀 (Jyutping: ci3 saat3)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
暗	殺

Noun

暗殺 (hiragana あんさつ, romaji ansatsu)

1. assassination

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Mandarin

simpl.		暗杀
trad.		暗殺

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ an˥˩ʂa˥˥ ]

Verb

暗殺 (traditional, Pinyin ànshā, simplified 暗杀)

1. to assassinate

Synonyms

• trad. 刺殺, simpl. 刺杀 (pinyin: cìshā)

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: