| 断章取义 |
duàn zhāng - qǔ yì |
(idiom) to quote out of context |
| 断 |
duàn |
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly |
| 章 |
Zhāng |
surname Zhang |
| 章 |
zhāng |
chapter / section / clause / movement (of symphony) / seal / badge / regulation / order |
| 取 |
qǔ |
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch |
| 义 |
Yì |
surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利) |
| 义 |
yì |
justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship |