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
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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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