壯士解腕
zhuàng​shì​jiě​wàn

to make a hard decision

  • created reference approved 壮士解腕/壯士解腕 → 壮士断腕/壯士斷腕 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壮士解腕 / 壯士解腕 zhuàng​shì​jiě​wàn

    壮士断腕 / 壯士斷腕 zhuàng​shì​duàn​wàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 壮士解腕/壯士解腕 · zhuàng​shì​jiě​wàn · to make a hard decision — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    壮士解腕 / 壯士解腕

    zhuàng​shì​jiě​wàn

    to make a hard decision

    Literally meaning a brave warrior cuts off his own wrist to stop snake venom from spreading; used to describe making a quick, decisive sacrifice at a critical moment to save the whole.

    壮士 (literal) → 壮士/壯士 · zhuàng​shì · hero 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to separate 腕 (literal) → 腕 · wàn · wrist

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

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