Definition
断臂 literally means 'broken arm' or 'severed arm'. It also appears in the idiom 断臂求生 (cut off one's arm to survive), which comes from a historical story about a general who sacrificed his arm to escape danger. The word is used both literally in medical contexts and figuratively in literary or strategic discussions.
n
broken armsevered arm
Examples
- 断臂。Tā yīnwèi chēhuò dǎozhì duàn bei.He suffered a broken arm due to a car accident.
- 。Yīshēng chénggōng wèi tā jiē shàng le duàn bei.The doctor successfully reattached his severed arm.
- 断臂。Zhège chéngyǔ láizì yí gè guānyú duàn bei qiú shēng de gùshì.This idiom comes from a story about cutting off one's arm to survive.
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