生殺予奪

Chinese

trad. (生殺予奪)		生殺	予奪
simp. (生杀予夺)		生杀	予夺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngshāyǔduó

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄕㄚ ㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ saat³ jyu⁵ dyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngshāyǔduó
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄕㄚ ㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengshayǔduó
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-sha¹-yü³-to²
    • Yale: shēng-shā-yǔ-dwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshayeudwo
    • Palladius: шэншаюйдо (šɛnšajujdo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ saat³ jyu⁵ dyut⁶
    • Yale: sāng saat yúh dyuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ saat⁸ jy⁵ dyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ sad³ yu⁵ düd⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ saːt̚³ jyː¹³ tyːt̚²/

Idiom

生殺予奪

1. (to hold power over the) life, death, reward and punishment (of others)