斷章取義

Chinese

 
to break; to judge; absolutely
to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
chapter; seal; section
 
to take; to get; to choose
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (斷章取義)
simp. (断章取义)

Pronunciation


Idiom

斷章取義

  1. to take something out of context

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (斷章取義):
  • Japanese: (だん)(しょう)(しゅ)() (danshōshugi)
  • Korean: 단장 취의(斷章取義) (danjang chwiui)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だん
Hyōgaiji
しょう
Grade: 3
しゅ
Grade: 3

Grade: 5
goon kan’on
For pronunciation and definitions of 斷章取義 – see the following entry.
断章取義だんしょうしゅぎ
[idiom] quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context
(This term, 斷章取義, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

斷章取義 • (danjang chwiui) (hangeul 단장 취의)

  1. Hanja form? of 단장 취의.
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