杀青

Traditional form:

殺青

Pinyin (reading):

shāqīng

Definitions:

• to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
• to finalize
• to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)

Characters:

• 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young

Traditional characters:

• 殺 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young