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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎnshā
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˇ ㄕㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎnsha
    • Wade–Giles: han³-sha¹
    • Yale: hǎn-shā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haansha
    • Palladius: ханьша (xanʹša)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

Verb

喊殺

1. (archaic) to shout out war cries