• Pinyin: shā
  English Definition: to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of 杀
  Chinese Definition:
  ①同“杀”。弄死，杀死。［例］立性凶暴，多行煞戮。——杨衒之《洛阳伽蓝记》。［合］令杖煞之；打煞人了。
  ②停止；结束。［例］煞住脚往里细听。——《红楼梦》。［合］收煞；煞住(止住，收住)；煞果(方言。最后；结果)；煞后(殿后，走在最后面)；煞场(科举考试结束；一出戏结束)；煞落(干脆利落)；煞年(年终)。
  ③削弱，损坏。［例］此刻的话，很近于大煞风景。——鲁迅《且介亭杂文二集》。［合］煞水(驱除湿气)；煞手锏(杀手锏。喻出奇制胜的手段和方法)；煞渴(消渴；解渴)。
  ④出气；发泄。［合］煞火(痛快；过瘾)；煞性(索性；干脆)；煞性子(出气)。
  ⑤刺痛。［例］碘酒涂在伤口上真煞得慌。
  ⑥使紧或更紧。［例］煞腰带。
  Example Words:

  大煞风景	dà shā fēng jǐng	see 大杀风景
  煞风景	shā fēng jǐng	to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket
  煞尾	shā wěi	to finish off; to wind up
  煞车	shā chē	to brake (when driving)
  一笔抹煞	yī bǐ mǒ shā	variant of 一笔抹杀

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• Pinyin: shà
  English Definition: fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)
  Chinese Definition:
  ①极，很：煞费苦心。急煞。
  ②迷信的人指凶神：煞气。凶煞。凶神恶煞。
  Example Words:

  煞有介事	shà yǒu jiè shì	to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things very seriously
  煞白	shà bái	deathly white
  煞费苦心	shà fèi kǔ xīn	to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort
  凶神恶煞	xiōng shén è shà	fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
  凶煞	xiōng shà	demon; fiend

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