白刀子進,紅刀子出

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”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bái dāozi jìn, hóng dāozi chū
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣˋ , ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄔㄨ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: bái dāozi jìn, hóng dāozi chū
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣˋ , ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄔㄨ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bái daozi̊h jìn, hóng daozi̊h chu
      • Wade–Giles: pai2 tao1-tzŭ5 chin4, hung2 tao1-tzŭ5 chʻu1
      • Yale: bái dāu-dz jìn-, húng dāu-dz chū
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bair dau.tzy jinn, horng dau.tzy chu
      • Palladius: бай даоцзы цзинь, хун даоцзы чу (baj daoczy czinʹ, xun daoczy ču)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² t͡ɕin⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

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)
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