戛然而止
Traditional form:
戛然而止
Pinyin (reading):
jiárán'érzhǐ
Definitions:
- with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
Characters:
- 戛 - lance; to lightly tap or strike
- 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
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