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Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
白斬雞	白斩鸡	[bai2 zhan3 ji1]	/Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"/	4621	1
過關斬將	过关斩将	[guo4 guan1 zhan3 jiang4]	/to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將\|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])/	1248	1
過五關斬六將	过五关斩六将	[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]	/lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)/fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)/	4683	1
快刀斬亂麻	快刀斩乱麻	[kuai4 dao1 zhan3 luan4 ma2]	/lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation/cutting the Gordian knot/	6351	1
兩國相爭，不斬來使	两国相争，不斩来使	[liang3 guo2 xiang1 zheng1 , bu4 zhan3 lai2 shi3]	/when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)/	4054	1
滿門抄斬	满门抄斩	[man3 men2 chao1 zhan3]	/to execute the whole family and confiscate their property/	2566	1
披荊斬棘	披荆斩棘	[pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2]	/lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)/fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way/to break through hardships/to blaze a new trail/	4247	1
先斬後奏	先斩后奏	[[xian1zhan3-hou4zou4]]	/(lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)/(fig.) to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval/	68	2
腰斬	腰斩	[yao1 zhan3]	/to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)/to cut sth in half/to reduce sth by a dramatic margin/to terminate/to cut short/	4306	1
斬	斩	[zhan3]	/to behead (as form of capital punishment)/to chop/	6597	1
斬草除根	斩草除根	[zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1]	/to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to eliminate completely/	6351	1
斬斷	斩断	[zhan3 duan4]	/to cut off/to chop sth in half/	5297	1
斬殺	斩杀	[zhan3 sha1]	/to behead/	3715	1
斬首行動	斩首行动	[zhan3 shou3 xing2 dong4]	/(military) decapitation strike/	1089	1
斬新	斩新	[zhan3 xin1]	/variant of 嶄新\|崭新[zhan3 xin1]/	4866	1
斬眼	斩眼	[zhan3 yan3]	/to blink (literary)/	6114	1
斬釘截鐵	斩钉截铁	[[zhan3ding1-jie2tie3]]	/(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/(fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical/	68	2
斬釘切鐵	斩钉切铁	[[zhan3ding1-qie1tie3]]	/see 斬釘截鐵\|斩钉截铁[zhan3ding1-jie2tie3]/	0	2
斬鋼截鐵	斩钢截铁	[[zhan3gang1-jie2tie3]]	/see 斬釘截鐵\|斩钉截铁[zhan3ding1-jie2tie3]/	0	2
斬獲	斩获	[[zhan3huo4]]	/to kill or capture (in battle)/(fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal)/(fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains/	825	2
斬殺線	斩杀线	[[zhan3sha1xian4]]	/(gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately/(fig.) (slang) a critical survival threshold; a point beyond which a person or household lacks sufficient buffer such that a single shock leads to rapid collapse/	217	2
斬首	斩首	[[zhan3shou3]]	/to behead; to decapitate/	828	2

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