與世隔絕

简 与世隔绝 · 繁 與世隔絕
Mandarin · pinyin yǔ shì gé jué

Meanings

  1. to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
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與
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世
shì · generation; world; era
隔
gé · separate, partition
絕
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与
yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant
绝
jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
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3–4–2–2 · yu3 shi4 ge2 jue2

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jyu5 sai3 gaak3 zyut6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be isolated from the rest of the world

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