留活口

liú huó kǒu

Dictionary entry

to capture alive a criminal (or enemy etc) for interrogation

What does 留活口 mean?

留活口 (liú huó kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to capture alive a criminal (or enemy etc) for interrogation

2(of a perpetrator) to let a witness live

Character breakdown

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留liúold variant of 留[liu2]活huóto live · alive 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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留活口

liú huó kǒu

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