斷章取義

See also: 断章取义 and 断章取義

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	chapter; seal; section	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (斷章取義)		斷	章	取	義
simp. (断章取义)		断	章	取	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duànzhāngqǔyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ zoeng¹ ceoi² ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duànzhāngqǔyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duànjhangcyǔyì
    • Wade–Giles: tuan⁴-chang¹-chʻü³-i⁴
    • Yale: dwàn-jāng-chyǔ-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannjangcheuyih
    • Palladius: дуаньчжанцюйи (duanʹčžancjuji)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dyun⁶ zoeng¹ ceoi² ji⁶
    • Yale: dyuhn jēung chéui yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ dzoeng¹ tsoey² ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dün⁶ zêng¹ cêu² yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²²/

Idiom

斷章取義

1. to take something out of context

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (斷章取義):

• → Japanese: 断(だん)章(しょう)取(しゅ)義(ぎ) (danshōshugi)
• → Korean: 단장 취의(斷章取義) (danjang chwiui)

• → Japanese: 章を断ち義を取る (shō o tachi gi o toru) (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斷	章	取	義
だん Hyōgai	しょう Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
goon		kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 斷章取義 – see the following entry.

【断章取義だんしょうしゅぎ】 [idiom] quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context

(This term, 斷章取義, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
斷	章	取	義

Noun

斷章取義 • (danjang chwiui) (hangeul 단장 취의)

1. hanja form^? of 단장 취의