割取
gē qǔ
Pinyin
Definition
割取
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- to cut off
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
以貌取人
- 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
任人宰割
- 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
- 2 to be taken advantage of
割股疗亲
- 1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
- 2 filial thigh-cutting
割袍断义
- 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
- 2 to break all friendly ties
割鸡焉用牛刀
- 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
- 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
- 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]