白刀子進,紅刀子出

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Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
small knife; pocketknife; knife advance; enter; to come in
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
small knife; pocketknife; knife
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
trad. (白刀子進,紅刀子出) 刀子 刀子
simp. (白刀子进,红刀子出) 刀子 刀子
Literally: “the knife goes in white and comes out red”.

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Idiom

白刀子進,紅刀子出

  1. (colloquial) to kill; to murder
    Synonym: 白刀子進去,紅刀子出來 / 白刀子进去,红刀子出来 (bái dāozi jìnqù, hóng dāozi chūlái)