割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
Pinyin

Definition

割袍断义
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gē páo duàn yì
  1. to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. to break all friendly ties

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

割
gē
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to cut apart
割舍
gē shě
  1. 1 to give up
  2. 2 to part with
交割
jiāo gē
  1. 1 delivery (commerce)
分割
fēn gē
  1. 1 to cut up
  2. 2 to break up
切割
qiē gē
  1. 1 to cut
割伤
gē shāng
  1. 1 to gash
  2. 2 to cut
  3. 3 gash
  4. 4 cut
割爱
gē ài
  1. 1 to part with sth cherished
  2. 2 to forsake
割断
gē duàn
  1. 1 to cut off
  2. 2 to sever
宰割
zǎi gē
  1. 1 to slaughter
  2. 2 (fig.) to ride roughshod over
  3. 3 to take advantage of (others)
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
  1. 1 to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
  2. 2 to be torn with grief
战袍
zhàn páo
  1. 1 (old) combat robe
  2. 2 soldier's uniform
  3. 3 (sports) team jersey
  4. 4 team shirt
收割
shōu gē
  1. 1 to harvest
  2. 2 to reap
  3. 3 to gather in crops
旗袍
qí páo
  1. 1 Chinese-style dress
  2. 2 cheongsam
浴袍
yù páo
  1. 1 bathrobe
睡袍
shuì páo
  1. 1 nightgown
袍
páo
  1. 1 gown (lined)
阉割
yān gē
  1. 1 to castrate
  2. 2 fig. to emasculate
龙袍
lóng páo
  1. 1 dragon robe
  2. 2 emperor's court dress
割取
gē qǔ
  1. 1 to cut off
割据
gē jù
  1. 1 to set up an independent regime
  2. 2 to secede
  3. 3 segmentation
  4. 4 division
  5. 5 fragmentation

Idioms (6)

任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
  1. 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
  2. 2 to be taken advantage of
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
  1. 1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
  2. 2 filial thigh-cutting
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
  1. 1 to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
  2. 2 to be torn with grief
黄袍加身
huáng páo jiā shēn
  1. 1 lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be made emperor
  3. 3 to take the crown

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