戛然而止 — Chinese idiom
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
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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