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Jyutping saat3 sang1
Pinyin shā shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take the life of a living creature
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    殺​死​生命
    to kill a life
    • 佢主張唔殺生,連蚊都唔會拍死。
      佢主张唔杀生,连蚊都唔会拍死。
      keoi5 zyu2 zoeng1 m4 saat3 sang1, lin4 man1 dou1 m4 wui5 paak3 sei2.
      He supports killing no lives, not even a mosquito.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to destroy life
  2. noun
    destruction of life
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    一个人就算不吃肉,也可以健健康康的生活。所以人杀生、吃肉,只不过是为了满足自己的口腹之欲而已。这种行为是不道德的。
    一個人就算不吃肉,也可以健健康康的生活。所以人殺生、吃肉,只不過是為了滿足自己的口腹之慾而已。這種行為是不道德的。
    yī gè rén jiù suàn bù chī ròu , yě kě yǐ jiàn jiàn kāng kāng de shēng huó 。 suǒ yǐ rén shā shēng 、 chī ròu , zhǐ bu guò shì wèi le mǎn zú zì jǐ de kǒu fù zhī yù ér yǐ 。 zhè zhǒng xíng wéi shì bù dào dé de 。
    • A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢主张唔杀生,连蚊都唔会拍死。
    佢主張唔殺生,連蚊都唔會拍死。
    keoi5 zyu2 zoeng1 m4 saat3 sang1, lin4 man1 dou1 m4 wui5 paak3 sei2.
    • He supports killing no lives, not even a mosquito.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    杀生
    殺生
    shā shēng
    • to destroy a life