gē​páo​duàn​yì

to break off a friendship

  • created sense approved 割袍断义/割袍斷義 · gē​páo​duàn​yì · to break off a friendship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    割袍断义 / 割袍斷義

    gē​páo​duàn​yì

    to break off a friendship

    To rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood; to break all friendly ties.

    割 (literal) → 割 · gē · to cut 袍 (literal) → 袍 · páo · robe 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · human ties

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