殺青

See also: 杀青

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
trad. (殺青)		殺	青
simp. (杀青)		杀	青

殺青

(historical) to dry green bamboo strips on fire before writing on them
(in tea manufacture) to heat green tea to prevent fermentation and preserve the green colour
(figuratively) to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc), to finalise (a manuscript)

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