gē páo duàn yì

Traditional: 割袍斷義

割袍断义 (gē páo duàn yì) is a Chinese word meaning “to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom); to break all friendly ties”.

Meanings

  1. 1to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2to break all friendly ties

Characters in 割袍断义

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