Chinese edit

 
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 edit


Idiom edit

斷章取義

  1. to take something out of context

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (斷章取義):

Japanese edit

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 edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

斷章取義 (danjang chwiui) (hangeul 단장 취의)

  1. Hanja form? of 단장 취의.