tou4 zoi2屠宰
Jyutpingtou4 zoi2
Yaletòuh jói
Definition
To slaughter animals; to kill livestock and butcher them for meat, hide, and blood.
neutralfoodwork
How it's used
This term is strictly reserved for the professional or industrial killing of livestock for food production. It carries a formal and clinical tone that makes it unsuitable for describing the killing of household pets or general violence. In everyday conversation, people rarely use this word unless discussing food safety, factory operations, or agricultural policy.
Examples
This factory slaughters several hundred pigs every day.
How do they slaughter the livestock?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe killing animals in a non-food context, as it sounds overly technical and cold. For general killing of animals, use 殺 instead.
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Grammar guides
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