弑 (shì) — to murder (one's superior or parent); regicide, patricide
Definition
Classical, bound verb used only in literary or historical contexts to mean 'murder a superior' — a king (弑君, regicide) or a parent (弑父/弑母). It is not used for ordinary killing (杀).
bound form
to murder (one's superior or parent)regicidepatricide
Examples
- 。Lì shǐ shàng duō cì fā shēng shì jūn shì jiàn.In history, regicide events occurred many times.
- 。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi yǔ shì fù wú yì.This behavior is no different from patricide.
- 弑。shì Mǔ shì jí qí yán zhòng de zuì xíng.Matricide is an extremely serious crime.
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