assassination
US
UK assassination n: (political murder)
SC 刺杀 cì shā
SC 暗杀 cì shā ，àn shā
TC 暗殺
TC 暗殺
The papers are full of news of the ambassador's assassination.
assassination n: figurative (attack) (比喻)
SC 毁谤，诋毁 huǐ bàng，dǐ huǐ
All the candidates are doing character assassinations of one other.
assassination n as adj: (relating to political attack)
SC 暗杀的
TC 暗殺的
TC 暗殺的
SC 诋毁的 dǐ huǐ de
TC 詆毀的
TC 詆毀的
The president survived a failed assassination attempt.