shū​sǐ

desperate

  • created sense approved 殊死 · shū​sǐ · desperate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殊死

    shū​sǐ

    desperate

    Describing a life-and-death struggle or a fight to the death where one is prepared to risk everything.

    殊 (literal) → 殊 · shū · very 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · desperately

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  • created sense approved 殊死 · shū​sǐ · capital punishment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殊死

    shū​sǐ

    capital punishment

    (literary) to behead or the penalty of death; specifically the execution of a criminal

    殊 (literal) → 殊 · shū · to kill 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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