Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
杀手锏
English translation:
one‘s trump or master card
Added to glossary by
albertdeng
Jun 20, 2005 11:14
18 yrs ago
Chinese term
New Zealand
Highest, strongest, best
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English
杀手锏
Chinese to English
Other
Linguistics
Meaning a strong point, a secret weapon. Is there an equivalent word in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | one‘s trump or master card |
Jianming Sun
|
| 5 | ace in the hole |
billychang
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| 4 | weapon used in initiative attack |
chancetech
|
| 4 | killer weapon |
Paul Hirsh
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| 3 | vital weapon |
Hweiying (Fancie) Kao
|
Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Jianming Sun
Native in Chinese
Accurate -- Reliable -- Fast
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Chinese term (edited):
ɱ���
Selected
one‘s trump or master card
That's what it means in English.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
50 mins
Chinese term (edited):
ɱ���
weapon used in initiative attack
汉英词典中给出的对应词是这样的,但我不知道英语中是否有更确切的说法。
1 hr
Hweiying (Fancie) Kao
Taiwan
Taiwan
Native in Chinese
Works in field
Taiwan
Professional, accurate, and dedicated!
Native in: Chinese (Variant: Mandarin)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Dutch to Chinese, and 2 more.
Chinese term (edited):
ɱ���
vital weapon
vital weapon (against something)
Another possibility.
Again, more context is needed for a good suggestion!
Another possibility.
Again, more context is needed for a good suggestion!
4 hrs
Paul Hirsh
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
The Human Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Chinese term (edited):
ɱ���
killer weapon
..
12 hrs
billychang
Native in Chinese
&
English
Translate tradition & simplified Chinese
Native in: English , Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Chinese term (edited):
ɱ���
ace in the hole
assuming this is the hidden "weapon" that will turn a situation around
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