Definition

1. Verb:
   • To slaughter, to butcher: The primary meaning of "sát sinh" is to kill animals, typically for food. It implies the act of taking life, especially in a systematic or utilitarian context.
   • To kill living beings: In a broader, often religious or ethical context, it refers to the act of killing any sentient creature.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Phật giáo cấm sát sinh. (Buddhism prohibits killing living beings.)
  • Họ sát sinh lợn tại lò mổ. (They slaughter pigs at the abattoir.)
  • Hành động sát sinh bị nhiều người phản đối. (The act of killing animals is opposed by many people.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is strongly associated with religious precepts, particularly in Buddhism, where the first precept is to abstain from taking life. It carries a moral weight beyond the simple physical act.

Variants and Related Words

• Lò sát sinh (n): slaughterhouse, abattoir.
  • Thịt từ lò sát sinh được kiểm dịch cẩn thận. (Meat from the slaughterhouse is carefully inspected.)

Synonyms

• Slaughter: to kill (animals) for food.
• Butcher: to slaughter and prepare (animals) for meat.
• Kill: to cause the death of a living organism.

Related Concepts

• Giới sát: The Buddhist precept against killing.
  • Giữ giới sát là không sát sinh. (To uphold the precept against killing is to not kill living beings.)

verb

1. to slaughter, to butcher