created sense approved 腰斩/腰斬 · yāozhǎn · execute at the waist — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
腰斩 / 腰斬
yāozhǎn
execute at the waist
To chop someone in half at the waist, referring to an ancient form of capital punishment
腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · waist 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to chop
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created sense approved 腰斩/腰斬 · yāozhǎn · cut in half — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
腰斩 / 腰斬
yāozhǎn
cut in half
To cut or chop something in half physically, or to reduce a quantity or margin by half
腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · middle 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to chop
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created sense approved 腰斩/腰斬 · yāozhǎn · terminate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
腰斩 / 腰斬
yāozhǎn
terminate
To cancel a project, serial publication, or plan mid-course; to cut short
腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · middle 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to cut off
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