| 煞性子 |
shā xìng zi |
to vent anger |
| 煞 |
shā |
to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 杀 |
| 煞 |
shà |
fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword) |
| 性 |
xìng |
nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:个 |
| 性子 |
xìng zi |
temper |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |