Definition
毒手 literally means 'poison hand' but is used figuratively for a murderous scheme or act of violent treachery. It often appears in verb-object phrases like 下毒手 ('to commit murder'), 遭毒手 ('to fall victim to murder'), or 施毒手 ('to carry out a murderous plot').
n.
murderous schemeviolent treachery
Examples
- 毒手。Tā chàdiǎn zāodào dírén de dú shǒu.He almost fell victim to the enemy's murderous scheme.
- 毒手。Nà ge zuìfàn duì wúgū de rén xià le dú shǒu.That criminal committed murder against innocent people.
- 毒手，。Tāmen ànzhōng cèhuà dú shǒu, dàn bèi jǐngfāng jíshí zǔzhǐ.They secretly plotted a murderous scheme, but were stopped by the police in time.
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