断章取义

Traditional: 斷章取義

duàn zhāng qǔ yì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to quote out of context

What does 断章取义 mean?

断章取义 (duàn zhāng qǔ yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to quote out of context

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断duànto break · to snap 章Zhāngsurname Zhang 取qǔto take · to get 义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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断章取义

duàn zhāng qǔ yì

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