Chinese

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to kill; to slaughter; to butcher Siberian crane; Siberian white crane; snow crane
trad. (劏白鶴) 白鶴
simp. (㓥白鹤) 白鹤
Literally: “to slaughter white cranes”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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劏⫽白鶴 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to vomit due to excessive drinking of alcohol