切割
Chinese
close to; to cut; to slice | cut off | ||
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trad. (切割) | 切 | 割 | |
simp. #(切割) | 切 | 割 | |
anagram | 割切 |
Pronunciation
Verb
切割
- to cut (using a knife, lathe)
- 故聖人裁制物也,猶工匠之斲削鑿枘也,宰庖之切割分別也,曲得其宜而不折傷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Huainanzi, 2nd century BCE
- Gù shèngrén cáizhì wù yě, yóu gōngjiàng zhī zhuóxuē záoruì yě, zǎipáo zhī qiègē fēnbié yě, qū dé qí yí ér bù zhé shāng. [Pinyin]
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故圣人裁制物也,犹工匠之斲削凿枘也,宰庖之切割分别也,曲得其宜而不折伤。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (specifically) to cut metal using a machine tool
- (figurative) to cut off; to isolate or remove from contact
- 在上述勢力的脅迫下,部分跨國公司不得不選擇與新疆「切割」,停止招聘新疆籍員工,以確保自身不涉及所謂「強迫勞動」。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2020 December 16, 贾春阳 (Jia Chunyang), 《炮制罪名乱疆反华注定不能得逞》, in 《光明日报》 [Guangming Daily], →ISSN, issue 25887, page 12
- Zài shàngshù shìlì de xiépò xià, bùfēn kuàguó gōngsī bùdébù xuǎnzé yǔ Xīnjiāng “qiēgē”, tíngzhǐ zhāopìn Xīnjiāng jí yuángōng, yǐ quèbǎo zìshēn bù shèjí suǒwèi “qiángpò láodòng”. [Pinyin]
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在上述势力的胁迫下,部分跨国公司不得不选择与新疆「切割」,停止招聘新疆籍员工,以确保自身不涉及所谓「强迫劳动」。 [MSC, simp.]
Derived terms
- 女性生殖器切割 (nǚxìng shēngzhíqì qiēgē)
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