劊子手

See also: 刽子手

Chinese

	amputate, cut off	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (劊子手)	劊	子	手
simp. (刽子手)	刽	子	手
alternative forms	儈子手／侩子手 misspelling

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìzishǒu, kuàizishǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗㄕㄡˇ, ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kui² zi² sau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòe-chú-chhiú / kòe-chír-chhiú / kòe-chú-siú / kùi-chú-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guìzishǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèizi̊hshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-tzŭ⁵-shou³
  - Yale: gwèi-dz-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guey.tzyshoou
  - Palladius: гуйцзышоу (gujczyšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guìzishǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗㄕㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèizi̊hshǒur
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-tzŭ⁵-shou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: gwèi-dz-shǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guey.tzyshooul
  - Palladius: гуйцзышоур (gujczyšour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàizishǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàizi̊hshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-tzŭ⁵-shou³
  - Yale: kwài-dz-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.tzyshoou
  - Palladius: куайцзышоу (kuajczyšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kui² zi² sau²
  - Yale: kúi jí sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kui² dzi² sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kui² ji² seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-chú-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kuè-tsú-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koeazwchiuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-chír-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kuè-tsír-tshiú
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-chú-siú
  - Tâi-lô: kuè-tsú-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koeazwsiuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-chú-siú
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-tsú-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuiezwsiuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁵³/

Noun

劊子手

(historical) executioner; headsman
(figurative) butcher; slaughterer; indiscriminate murderer
- 1997, “冰雨”, in 劉德華 (lyrics), 愛在刻骨銘心時, performed by 劉德華:
  
  妳就像一個劊子手把我出賣 [MSC, trad.]
  你就像一个刽子手把我出卖 [MSC, simp.]
  nǐ jiù xiàng yīge guìzǐshǒu bǎ wǒ chūmài [Pinyin]
  You betrayed me like an unfeeling murderer.

References

Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “劊”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 251; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 251
小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “劊子手”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC