百人斬
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Chinese
| hundred | man; person; people | behead; chop | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (百人斬) | 百 | 人 | 斬 | |
| simp. (百人斩) | 百 | 人 | 斩 | |
Etymology
From the contest to kill 100 people using a sword (Japanese 百人斬り競争), a wartime contest in the Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎirénjhǎn
- Wade–Giles: pai3-jên2-chan3
- Yale: bǎi-rén-jǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baerenjaan
- Palladius: байжэньчжань (bajžɛnʹčžanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
百人斬
- (figurative) mass killing; mass execution