Entry
斷章取義
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
斷 章 取 義
Miscellaneous
Traditional
斷章取義
Simplified
断章取义
Pinyin
duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4
English
lit. to take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context to focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piece
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