減殺

Chinese

		to lower; to decrease; to reduce to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (減殺)		減	殺
simp. (减杀)		减	杀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnshà

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnshà
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnshà
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-sha⁴
    • Yale: jyǎn-shà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanshah
    • Palladius: цзяньша (czjanʹša)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵¹/

Verb

減殺

1. to weaken; to reduce

   • 拿原來狀況來說，敵雖強，但敵之強已為其它不利的因素所減殺，不過此時還沒有減殺到足以破壞敵之優勢的必要的程度。 [MSC, trad.]
     拿原来状况来说，敌虽强，但敌之强已为其它不利的因素所减杀，不过此时还没有减杀到足以破坏敌之优势的必要的程度。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Ná yuánlái zhuàngkuàng lái shuō, dí suī qiáng, dàn dí zhī qiáng yǐ wéi qítā bùlì de yīnsù suǒ jiǎnshā, bùguò cǐshí hái méiyǒu jiǎnshā dào zúyǐ pòhuài dí zhī yōushì de bìyào de chéngdù. [Pinyin]

     In comparison with the original situation, the enemy is still strong, but unfavourable factors have reduced his strength, although not yet to a degree sufficient to destroy his superiority.