格殺勿論

Chinese

		to strike dead; to kill	to not prosecute; no matter; regardless of to not prosecute; no matter; regardless of; whether
trad. (格殺勿論)		格殺	勿論
simp. (格杀勿论)		格杀	勿论
Literally: “Beat (someone) dead, and (the killer) will not be prosecuted.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): géshāwùlùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ saat³ mat⁶ leon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: géshāwùlùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: géshawùlùn
    • Wade–Giles: ko²-sha¹-wu⁴-lun⁴
    • Yale: gé-shā-wù-lwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gershawuhluenn
    • Palladius: гэшаулунь (gɛšaulunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaak³ saat³ mat⁶ leon⁶
    • Yale: gaak saat maht leuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ saat⁸ mat⁹ loen⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gag³ sad³ med⁶ lên⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːk̚³ saːt̚³ mɐt̚² lɵn²²/

Phrase

格殺勿論

1. Use of deadly force authorized; it is permitted to kill (someone) without any legal consequence.