白刀子進去，紅刀子出來

Chinese
 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 small knife; pocketknife; knife
 
to go in; to enter; to be put in prison
to go in; to enter; to be put in prison; to be locked up
 
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 small knife; pocketknife; knife to go from inside to outside; to come out
trad. (白刀子進去，紅刀子出來) 白 刀子 進去 ， 紅 刀子 出來
simp. (白刀子进去，红刀子出来) 白 刀子 进去 ， 红 刀子 出来
Literally: “white knife goes in, red knife comes out”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bái dāozi jìnqù, hóng dāozi chūlái
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ , ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: bái dāozi jìnqù, hóng dāozi chūlái
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ , ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bái daozi̊h jìncyù, hóng daozi̊h chulái
      • Wade–Giles: pai2 tao1-tzŭ5 chin4-chʻü4, hung2 tao1-tzŭ5 chʻu1-lai2
      • Yale: bái dāu-dz jìn-chyù-, húng dāu-dz chū-lái
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bair dau.tzy jinnchiuh, horng dau.tzy chulai
      • Palladius: бай даоцзы цзиньцюй, хун даоцзы чулай (baj daoczy czinʹcjuj, xun daoczy čulaj)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

白刀子進去，紅刀子出來

  1. (colloquial) to kill; to murder
    Synonym: 白刀子進，紅刀子出／白刀子进，红刀子出 (bái dāozi jìn, hóng dāozi chū)
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