白刀子進去,紅刀子出來

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white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
small knife; pocketknife; knife
to go in; to enter; to be put in prison
to go in; to enter; to be put in prison; to be locked up
 
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
small knife; pocketknife; knife to go from inside to outside; to come out
trad. (白刀子進去,紅刀子出來) 刀子 進去 刀子 出來
simp. (白刀子进去,红刀子出来) 刀子 进去 刀子 出来
Literally: “white knife goes in, red knife comes out”.

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Idiom

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白刀子進去,紅刀子出來

  1. (colloquial) to kill; to murder
    Synonym: 白刀子進,紅刀子出白刀子进,红刀子出 (bái dāozi jìn, hóng dāozi chū)