殺人不眨眼
See also: 杀人不眨眼
Chinese
| to kill someone; to murder | not; no | in a blink; to wink; to blink | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (殺人不眨眼) | 殺人 | 不 | 眨眼 | |
| simp. (杀人不眨眼) | 杀人 | 不 | 眨眼 | |
| Literally: “to murder without blinking an eye”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): shārén bù zhǎyǎn
- (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saat3 jan4 bat1 zaam2 ngaan5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shārén bù zhǎyǎn [Phonetic: shārénbùzháyǎn]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sharén bù jhǎyǎn
- Wade–Giles: sha1-jên2 pu4 cha3-yen3
- Yale: shā-rén bù jǎ-yǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sharen bu jaayean
- Palladius: шажэнь бу чжаянь (šažɛnʹ bu čžajanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saat3 jan4 bat1 zaam2 ngaan5
- Yale: saat yàhn bāt jáam ngáahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: saat8 jan4 bat7 dzaam2 ngaan5
- Guangdong Romanization: sad3 yen4 bed1 zam2 ngan5
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
殺人不眨眼
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 殺人不眨眼 (“to kill without batting an eye; to be ruthless”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 殺人不眨眼 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 殺人不眨眼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 殺人唔眨眼 |