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斷章取義

简 断章取义 · 繁 斷章取義
Mandarin · pinyin duàn zhāng qǔ yì

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to quote out of context
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斷
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章
zhāng · composition; chapter, section
取
qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
義
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断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
义
yì · right conduct, righteousness
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4–1–3–4 · duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6

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dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to take something out of context

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