百人斬
Chinese
hundred | man; person; people | behead; chop | ||
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trad. (百人斬) | 百 | 人 | 斬 | |
simp. (百人斩) | 百 | 人 | 斩 |
Etymology
From the contest to kill 100 people using a sword (Japanese 百人斬り競争), a wartime contest in the Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China.
Pronunciation
Noun
百人斬
- (figuratively) mass killing; mass execution