割袍断义
Traditional form:
割袍斷義
Pinyin (reading):
gēpáoduànyì
Definitions:
- to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
- to break all friendly ties
Characters:
- 割 - to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
- 袍 - robe, gown, cloak
- 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
- 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
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