生擒
生擒 shēng qín ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄣˊ saang1 kam4
- to capture alive
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生
擒
- 就擒 jiù qín ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zau6 kam4 to be taken prisoner
- 擒获擒獲 qín huò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kam4 wok6 to apprehend
- 擒人节擒人節 Qín rén jié ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ kam4 jan4 zit3 (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
- 手到擒来手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 擒贼擒王擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 百弊丛生百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
- 别开生面別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 擒贼擒王擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 手到擒来手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)