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下毒手
xià dú shǒu
What 下毒手 means
- to attack murderously
- to strike treacherously
The characters in 下毒手
- 下xiàdown; downwards; below
- 毒dúpoison; to poison; poisonous
- 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
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