生殺大權

Chinese

			great power or authority
trad. (生殺大權)		生殺	大權
simp. (生杀大权)		生杀	大权

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngshādàquán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄕㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ saat³ daai⁶ kyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngshādàquán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄕㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengshadàcyuán
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-sha¹-ta⁴-chʻüan²
    • Yale: shēng-shā-dà-chywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshadahchyuan
    • Palladius: шэншадацюань (šɛnšadacjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ saat³ daai⁶ kyun⁴
    • Yale: sāng saat daaih kyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ saat⁸ daai⁶ kyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ sad³ dai⁶ kün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ saːt̚³ taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

生殺大權

1. life-and-death power; ultimate power