斷臂
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
arm | ||
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trad. (斷臂) | 斷 | 臂 | |
simp. (断臂) | 断 | 臂 |
Etymology
[edit]- “sincerity of a Buddhist monk”
- From the legend of Dazu Huike.
- “integrity of a chaste woman”
- From a story in the Historical Records of the Five Dynasties.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duànbì
- Wade–Giles: tuan4-pi4
- Yale: dwàn-bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannbih
- Palladius: дуаньби (duanʹbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dyun6 bei3
- Yale: dyuhn bei
- Cantonese Pinyin: dyn6 bei3
- Guangdong Romanization: dün6 béi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyːn²² pei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]斷臂
- (literally) to cut off the arm
- (figurative, literary) A metaphor for the sincerity of a Buddhist monk in search of Buddha's truth.
- (figurative, literary) A metaphor for the integrity of a woman striving to maintain her chastity.
- (figurative) A metaphor for homosexuality, especially between males.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Noun
[edit]斷臂
Adjective
[edit]斷臂
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