必殺
See also: 必杀
Chinese
certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to kill; to murder; to slaughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (必殺) | 必 | 殺 | |
| simp. (必杀) | 必 | 杀 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄚ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihsha
- IPA (key): /pi⁵¹ ʂa̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: bit1 saat3
- Yale: bīt saat
- Cantonese Pinyin: bit7 saat8
- Guangdong Romanization: bid1 sad3
- IPA (key): /piːt̚⁵ sɑːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Verb
必殺
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 必 | 殺 |
| ひつ > ひっ Grade: 4 |
さつ Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound 必殺 (MC piɪt̚ ʃˠɛt̚, “certainly + kill”).
Pronunciation
Noun
必殺 (hiragana ひっさつ, rōmaji hissatsu)
Usage note
Often used attributively with the particle の (no), and often translated in such cases as an adjective:
- 必殺の剣、必殺の一撃
- hissatsu no tsurugi, hissatsu no ichigeki
- literally, “a sword of lethality, a blow of deadliness” → more naturally, “a lethal sword, a deadly blow”
Derived terms
- 必殺技 (hissatsu waza)
References
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