to beat the breast

  • created reference approved 擗 → 劈 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    擗 pǐ

    劈 pī

    variant

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  • created sense approved 擗 · pǐ · to break off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    to break off

    To break, snap off, or pull apart with the hands

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  • created sense approved 擗 · pǐ · to beat the breast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    to beat the breast

    (literary) To beat or pound one's chest as an expression of extreme grief

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