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殺蟲劑
ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ
“insecticide; pesticide used to kill harmful insects in agriculture and the environment”
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殺
ㄕㄚ
to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; to smart; extremely
蟲
ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Insects, worms, or other crawling creatures; can refer to animals generally in ancient usage; also used figuratively for a contemptible person or as a surname.
劑
ㄐㄧˋ
A medicinal or chemical preparation made by mixing ingredients; a specific quantity or dose of medicine; classifier for doses of medicine.
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- 自殺ㄗˋ ㄕㄚto kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide.
- 昆蟲ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect; a general term for bugs and insects.
- 殺死ㄕㄚ ㄙˇto kill; to cause death; to put to death
- 殺害ㄕㄚ ㄏㄞˋto murder; to kill unlawfully or intentionally.
- 謀殺ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄚto murder; to kill intentionally; premeditated killing of another person
- 劑量ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋdosage; the amount of medicine prescribed for a patient; also the quantity of radiation or chemical reagent used.
- 刺殺ㄘˋ ㄕㄚto assassinate; to kill with a weapon; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out a baserunner
- 蟲子ㄔㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄗinsect; bug; worm; a person who profits from something
- 害蟲ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect that harms people, crops, or trees; pest; e.g. mosquitoes, flies, locusts, borers
- 殺價ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋto haggle; to bargain down the price; to beat down the price
- 殘殺ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚto massacre; to slaughter; to kill brutally