割袍断义 — Chinese idiom
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
Traditional: 割袍斷義
Meaning
- to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood
- to break all friendly ties
Character by character
- 割gēto cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
- 袍páorobe, gown, cloak
- 断duànto sever, to cut off, to interrupt
- 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
Idioms sharing a character
- 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē
- 割股疗亲 gē gǔ liáo qīn
- 心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē
- 黄袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
- 伤筋断骨 shāng jīn duàn gǔ
- 多谋善断 duō móu shàn duàn
- 应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn
- 投鞭断流 tóu biān duàn liú
- 接连不断 jiē lián bù duàn
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