宰 | zǎi | to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; Imperial official in dynastic China |
宰相 | zǎi xiàng | prime minister (in feudal China) |
宰割 | zǎi gē | invade |
宰杀 | zǎi shā | to slaughter; to butcher; to put down |
宰予 | Zǎi Yǔ | Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius |
宰予昼寝 | Zǎi Yǔ zhòu qǐn | Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures |
宰人 | zǎi rén | to overcharge; to rip somebody off |
宰制 | zǎi zhì | rule; dominate |
宰客 | zǎi kè | to cheat customers; to overcharge |