一刀两断

Traditional form:

一刀兩斷

Pinyin (reading):

yīdāoliǎngduàn

Definitions:

• (idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 两 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 兩 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt