kidnap victim; hostage held for ransom
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a person kidnapped by bandits or criminals and held hostage to extort ransom money from their family
Literally "meat ticket." This vivid term treats the kidnapped person as a commodity to be exchanged for money. It is commonly used in historical contexts, crime fiction, and news reports about kidnappings.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
tǔ土
fěi匪
jīng经
cháng常
xià下
shān山
qiǎng抢
zǒu走
fù富
rén人
de的
hái孩
zi子
dāng当
ròu肉
piào票
。
In the old society, bandits often came down from the mountains to kidnap rich people's children as hostages for ransom.
Jǐng警
fāng方
jīng经
guò过
sān三
tiān天
sān三
yè夜
de的
tán谈
pàn判
，
zhōng终
yú于
ān安
quán全
jiě解
jiù救
le了
nà那
míng名
rén人
zhì质
ròu肉
piào票
。
After three days and nights of negotiation, the police finally safely rescued the kidnapped hostage.
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Bǎng绑
fěi匪
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
lái来
，
shuō说
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jiāo交
shú赎
jīn金
jiù就
sī撕
piào票
—
—
yì意
si思
shì是
shā杀
sǐ死
ròu肉
piào票
。
The kidnapper called to say that if the ransom wasn't paid, they would kill the victim — meaning they would kill the hostage.