Word information
Simplified尸首
Traditional屍首
Pinyinshī shou
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
尸首
shī shou · dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離|尸首分离[shi1 shou5 fen1 li2] or 屍首異處|尸首异处[shi1 shou5 yi4 chu4], decapitation is implied.)
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