断臂 (duàn bei) — broken arm; severed arm
Definition
Means 'severed / broken arm' — literally or as the title of the idiom 断臂求生 ('cut off one's arm to survive'). Both parts are needed: it's a noun phrase, not a separable verb.
noun
broken armsevered arm
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 断臂。Tā yīn wèi chē huò dǎo zhì duàn bei.He suffered a broken arm due to a car accident.
- 。Yī shēng chéng gōng wèi tā jiē shàng le duàn bei.The doctor successfully reattached his severed arm.
- 断臂。Zhè ge chéng yǔ lái zì yí gè guān yú duàn bei qiú shēng de gù shi.This idiom comes from a story about cutting off one's arm to survive.
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