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Jyutping zoi2
Pinyin zǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)
  2. (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
  3. (bound form) to govern; to rule
  4. (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    為​咗​得到​肉類​食物​而​殺​咗​啲​動物
    to slaughter; to butcher
    • 屠宰
      屠宰
      tou4 zoi2
      to slaughter
    • 宰殺
      宰杀
      zoi2 saat3
      to slaughter
    • 任人宰割
      任人宰割
      jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3
      to be taken advantage of
  2. 語素
    治理
    to govern; to administer
    • 主宰
      主宰
      zyu2 zoi2
      to control; to dominate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, colloquial
    to overcharge
    • 挨宰
      挨宰
      ái zǎi
      to get ripped off
    • 宰客
      宰客
      zǎi kè
      to rip off customers
  2. character
    a surname: Zai
  3. character
    to govern; to rule
    • 主宰
      主宰
      zhǔ zǎi
      to dominate; to rule; to dictate;
  4. character, historical
    prefect; minister
    • 縣宰
      县宰
      xiàn zǎi
      head of a county; county magistrate
  5. character
    to slaughter; to butcher
    • 宰殺
      宰杀
      zǎi shā
      to slaughter; to butcher
    • 宰了一頭豬
      宰了一头猪
      zǎi le yī tóu zhū
      slaughtered one pig
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to slaughter
  2. to rule
  3. Cangjie Input
    JYTJ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5186
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1099
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    评论员对巫巫兹拉的声音作出了各种各样的描述:除了「烦人」、「像魔鬼一般」之外,还把它比作「一群嘈吵的大象」、「一群嗡嗡狂叫的蝗虫」、「一只准备给屠宰的山羊」、「一个装满发狂的蜜蜂的巨大蜂巢」、「一只吃了摇头丸的鸭子」等等。
    評論員對巫巫茲拉的聲音作出了各種各樣的描述:除了「煩人」、「像魔鬼一般」之外,還把它比作「一群嘈吵的大象」、「一群嗡嗡狂叫的蝗蟲」、「一隻準備給屠宰的山羊」、「一個裝滿發狂的蜜蜂的巨大蜂巢」、「一隻吃了搖頭丸的鴨子」等等。
    píng lùn yuán duì wū wū zī lā de shēng yīn zuò chū le gè zhǒng gè yàng de miáo shù : chú le 「 fán rén 」、「 xiàng mó guǐ yī bān 」 zhī wài , hái bǎ tā bǐ zuò 「 yī qún cáo chǎo de dà xiàng 」、「 yī qún wēng wēng kuáng jiào de huáng chóng 」、「 yī zhī zhǔn bèi gěi tú zǎi de shān yáng 」、「 yí gè zhuāng mǎn fā kuáng de mì fēng de jù dà fēng cháo 」、「 yī zhī chī le yáo tóu wán de yā zi 」 děng děng 。
    • Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed".
  2. Mandarin
    每个人都应该是自己命运的主宰。
    每個人都應該是自己命運的主宰。
    měi ge rén dōu yīng gāi shì zì jǐ mìng yùn de zhǔ zǎi 。
    • Everyone ought to be a master of his own destiny.
  3. Mandarin
    在思想的领域中, 荒诞和堕落仍然主宰著世界, 它们的操控只是短时间地被暂停。
    在思想的領域中, 荒誕和墮落仍然主宰著世界, 它們的操控只是短時間地被暫停。
    zài sī xiǎng de lǐng yù zhōng , huāng dàn hé duò luò réng rán zhǔ zǎi zhù shì jiè , tā men de cāo kòng zhǐ shì duǎn shí jiān dì bèi zàn tíng 。
    • In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.
  4. Mandarin
    羊羔通常在一岁前被宰杀吃掉。
    羊羔通常在一歲前被宰殺吃掉。
    yáng gāo tōng cháng zài yī suì qián bèi zǎi shā chī diào 。
    • Lambs are usually killed before they are one year old and eaten by humans.
  5. Mandarin
    汤姆被宰了。
    湯姆被宰了。
    tāng mǔ bèi zǎi le 。
    • Tom got ripped off.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    主宰
    主宰
    zyu2 zoi2
    • to control; to dominate
    • to dominate
  2. Cantonese
    中央屠宰
    中央屠宰
    zung1 joeng1 tou4 zoi2
    • centra slaughtering
    • central slaughtering
  3. Cantonese
    屠宰
    屠宰
    tou4 zoi2
    • to slaughter
  4. Cantonese
    宰杀
    宰殺
    zoi2 saat3
    • to slaughter
  5. Cantonese
    任人宰割
    任人宰割
    jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3
    • to be taken advantage of
    • to be taken advantages of
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    挨宰
    挨宰
    ái zǎi
    • to get ripped off
  2. Mandarin
    宰客
    宰客
    zǎi kè
    • to rip off customers
  3. Mandarin
    主宰
    主宰
    zhǔ zǎi
    • to dominate; to rule; to dictate;
  4. Mandarin
    县宰
    縣宰
    xiàn zǎi
    • head of a county; county magistrate
  5. Mandarin
    宰杀
    宰殺
    zǎi shā
    • to slaughter; to butcher