kill a hostage; murder a kidnapped victim
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of kidnappers) to kill the abducted hostage; to execute the kidnapped victim
Originally underworld slang, now standard terminology in news and legal contexts. Often pronounced with the 'r' suffix (儿化音) as 撕票儿 in spoken Northern Mandarin, indicated by the notation （～儿）.
Rú如
guǒ果
jiā家
shǔ属
bù不
zhī支
fù付
shú赎
jīn金
，
bǎng绑
fěi匪
wēi威
xié胁
yào要
sī撕
piào票
。
If the family doesn't pay the ransom, the kidnappers threatened to kill the hostage.
Rén人
zhì质
bèi被
qiú囚
jìn禁
le了
sān三
tiān天
hòu后
，
fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
zhōng终
yú于
sī撕
piào票
le了
。
After the hostage had been held captive for three days, the criminals finally killed him.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
chéng成
gōng功
jiě解
jiù救
le了
rén人
zhì质
，
bì避
miǎn免
le了
sī撕
piào票
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
。
The police successfully rescued the hostage, avoiding the tragedy of an execution.
Zhè这
gè个
bǎng绑
jià架
tuán团
huǒ伙
yǒu有
ge个
guī规
ju矩
：
zhǐ只
yào要
qián钱
，
jué绝
bù不
sī撕
piào票
。
This kidnapping gang has a rule: they only want money, and never kill the victims.