横刀夺爱 — Chinese idiom
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
Traditional: 橫刀奪愛
Meaning
- to rob sb of sth they cherish
Character by character
- 横hénghorizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
- 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
- 夺duóto rob, to snatch, to take by force
- 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
Idioms sharing a character
- 妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng
- 尸横遍野 shī héng biàn yě
- 枝节横生 zhī jié héng shēng
- 横七竖八 héng qī shù bā
- 横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn
- 横生枝节 héng shēng zhī jié
- 横眉怒目 héng méi nù mù
- 横空出世 héng kōng chū shì
- 横行无忌 héng xíng wú jì
- 横冲直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng
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