斬〔斩〕 zaam² {zhǎn}

1. to behead (as form of capital punishment)
2. to chop

斬倉〔斩仓〕 zaam² cong¹ {zhǎn cāng}

noun; cut loss, margin cut; liquidation; forced liquidation

斬犯〔斩-〕 zaam² faan² {zhǎn fàn}

a criminal that is to be beheaded

斬件〔斩-〕 zaam² gin⁶ {zhǎn jiàn}

verb; cut or chop it into pieces

斬纜〔斩缆〕 zaam² laam⁶ {zhǎn lǎn}

to make a clean break from a relationship; to sever ties; to cut off the ropes of a steamboat from a ferry; to take drastic measures to halt investment activities in order to minimise the loss of money

斬料〔斩-〕 zaam² liu² {zhǎn liào}

slang for buying ready to eat cooked meat from outside and bring it back home as an extra dish for dinner

斬頭〔斩头〕 zaam² tau⁴ {zhǎn tóu}

beheading

斬獲〔斩获〕 zaam² wok⁶ {zhǎn huò}

noun; harvest; crop; it means results and gain

斬眼〔斩-〕 zaam² ngaan⁵ {zhǎn yǎn}

to blink (literary)

斬殺〔斩杀〕 zaam² saat³ {zhǎn shā}

to kill and behead

斬首〔斩-〕 zaam² sau² {zhǎn shǒu}

to behead

斬斷〔斩断〕 zaam² tyun⁵ {zhǎn duàn}

1. to cut off
2. to chop sth in half

斬竹灣〔斩-湾〕 zaam² zuk¹ waan¹ {zhǎn zhú wān}

Tsam Chuk Wan (a bay in Hong Kong)

斬頭截尾〔斩头--〕 zaam² tau⁴ zit⁶ mei⁵ {zhǎn tóu jié wěi}

verb; chop off the head and tail or end; unwanted part

斬草除根〔斩---〕 zaam² cou² ceoi⁴ gan¹ {zhǎn cǎo chú gēn}

1. to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2. to eliminate completely

斬釘截鐵〔斩钉-铁〕 zaam² deng¹ zit⁶ tit³ {zhǎn dīng jié tiě}

1. lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
2. fig. resolute and decisive
3. unhesitating
4. categorical

斬而不奏〔斩---〕 zaam² ji⁴ bat¹ zau³ {zhǎn ér bù zòu}

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

斬到一頸血〔斩--颈-〕 zaam² dou³ jat¹ geng² hyut³ {zhǎn dào yī jǐng xiě}

being ripped off (slang)

斬腳趾避沙蟲〔斩脚---虫〕 zaam² goek³ zi² bei⁶ saa¹ cung⁴ {zhǎn jiǎo zhǐ bì shā chóng}

a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in order to avoid a small problem; literally 'cut off one's toes to avoid sandworms'; palliative; something that treats the symptom but not the underlying problem