"Butcher" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 宰 |  zǎi | to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) |   |
| 屠宰 | tú zǎi | to slaughter / to butcher | |
| 屠夫 | tú fū | butcher / fig. murderous dictator | |
| 宰杀 | zǎi shā | to slaughter (an animal for meat) / to butcher | |
| 屠户 | tú hù | butcher | |
| 肉贩 | ròu fàn | butcher | |
| 屠伯 | tú bó | butcher / fig. brutal killer | |
| 屠杀者 | tú shā zhě | killer / butcher | |
| 残杀者 | cán shā zhě | killer / butcher / slaughterer | |
| 肉商 | ròu shāng | meat merchant / butcher | |
| 卖肉 | mài ròu | butcher / meat merchant | |
| 卖肉者 | mài ròu zhě | butcher | |
| 杀牛宰羊 | shā niú zǎi yáng | slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom) | |
| 杀鸡宰鹅 | shā jī zǎi é | kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom) | |
| 问客杀鸡 | wèn kè shā jī | lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality) | |
| 死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 | sǐ le Zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū | lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable | |
