拗断 Traditional form: 拗斷 Pinyin (reading): ǎoduàn Definitions: (dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc) Characters: 拗 - to pull, to drag; perverse, obstinate; bent, warped 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt Traditional characters: 拗 - to pull, to drag; perverse, obstinate; bent, warped 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt