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粵語辭叢

一刀兩斷

jat1 dou1 loeng5 dyun6included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

用一刀將物體斬成兩截;比喻徹底分開,斷絕來往(尤其指一段關係) (literally, to divide into two pieces by one cut; figuratively, to make a clean break; to end an relationship)

語句

Examples

由今日起,我同你一刀兩斷。

jau4 gam1 jat6 hei2, ngo5 tung4 nei5 jat1 dou1 loeng5 dyun6.

From now on, our relationship is over.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /jɐt̚⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn²²/

to sever with one blow; to make a clean break

Examples

但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方:他的從容,他的沉默,他的獨斷獨行,他的一去不回頭,都是力的表現,都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的,決不粘粘搭搭的,一針見血,一刀兩斷,這正是白種人之所以為白種人。

But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.