gē​liè

to sever

  • created sense approved 割裂 · gē​liè · to sever — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    割裂

    gē​liè

    to sever

    to cut apart or isolate things that are naturally unified or connected, typically used for abstract concepts like history or relationships

    割 (literal) → 割 · gē · to divide 裂 (literal) → 裂 · liè · to split

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense