斷章取義

See also: 断章取义

Chinese

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to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly

!chapter; seal; section

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to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

!justice; righteousness; meaning |- !trad. (斷章取義) | 斷 | 章 | 取 | 義 |- !simp. (断章取义) | 断 | 章 | 取 | 义 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duànzhāngqǔyì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ zoeng¹ ceoi² ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: duànzhāngqǔyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannjangcheuyih
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯a̠n⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun⁶ zoeng¹ ceoi² ji⁶
  - Yale: dyuhn jēung chéui yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ dzoeng¹ tsoey² ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün⁶ zêng¹ cêu² yi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² t͡ɕœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²²/

Idiom

斷章取義

to take something out of context

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