斷鶴續鳧
duàn​hè​xù​fú

to go against nature

  • created sense approved 断鹤续凫/斷鶴續鳧 · duàn​hè​xù​fú · to go against nature — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断鹤续凫 / 斷鶴續鳧

    duàn​hè​xù​fú

    to go against nature

    To interfere with the natural order or violate objective laws; literally to cut short the crane's long legs and extend the wild duck's short legs, causing misery to both.

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 鹤 (literal) → 鹤/鶴 · hè · crane 续 (literal) → 续/續 · xù · to continue 凫 (literal) → 凫/鳧 · fú · wild duck

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    created sense