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一刀两断

yī dāo liǎng duàn

4-character word Traditional 一刀兩斷

What 一刀两断 means

1. idiomto make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with

The characters in 一刀两断

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

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