戛然而止 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• with a grunting sound it stops ; to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

Character by character

• 戛jiálance; to lightly tap or strike
• 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
• 而érand, and then, and yet; but
• 止zhǐto stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Idioms sharing a character

• 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán
• 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
• 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
• 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
• 依然如故 yī rán rú gù
• 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ
• 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù
• 大义凛然 dà yì lǐn rán
• 嫣然一笑 yān rán yī xiào

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