心狠手辣

Chinese

		heart; mind	ruthless; fierce; severe	hand; convenient; ‑er	hot (spicy); pungent
simp. and trad. (心狠手辣)		心	狠	手	辣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnhěnshǒulà

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ han² sau² laat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnhěnshǒulà [Phonetic: xīnhénshǒulà]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinhěnshǒulà
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-hên³-shou³-la⁴
    • Yale: syīn-hěn-shǒu-là
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinheenshooulah
    • Palladius: синьхэньшоула (sinʹxɛnʹšoula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ han² sau² laat⁶
    • Yale: sām hán sáu laaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ han² sau² laat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ hen² seo² lad⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ hɐn³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ laːt̚²/

Idiom

心狠手辣

1. vicious and ruthless; evil and cruel