断狱 斷獄
断狱 斷獄 duàn yù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄩˋ dyun3 juk6
- to pass judgment on a legal case
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断 斷
- 不断 不斷 bù duàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ bat1 tyun5 unceasing
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 切断 切斷 qiē duàn ㄑㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cit3 dyun6 to cut off; to sever
- 判断 判斷 pàn duàn ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ pun3 dyun6 to judge; to determine; judgment
- 垄断 壟斷 lǒng duàn ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lung5 dyun6 to monopolize
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- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 推断 推斷 tuī duàn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄢˋ teoi1 dyun3 to infer
- 断定 斷定 duàn dìng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ dyun3 ding6 to conclude
- 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ tyun5 zyut6 to sever; to break off
- 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ tyun5 lit6 fracture
- 果断 果斷 guǒ duàn ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gwo2 dyun3 firm
- 诊断 診斷 zhěn duàn ㄓㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ can2 dyun3 to diagnose
- 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gaan3 dyun6 disconnected
- 断断续续 斷斷續續 duàn duàn xù xù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄩˋ tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 intermittent
- 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jyun4 jyun4 bat1 dyun6 (idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
- 了断 了斷 liǎo duàn ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ liu5 dyun6 to bring to a conclusion; to resolve (a dispute etc); to put an end to (once and for all); to break off (a relationship); to commit suicide; resolution (of a matter)
- 公断 公斷 gōng duàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gung1 dyun3 arbitration (law)
- 剪断 剪斷 jiǎn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zin2 tyun5 to cut
- 割断 割斷 gē duàn ㄍㄜ ㄉㄨㄢˋ got3 tyun5 to cut off
- 夹断 夾斷 jiā duàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gep6 tyun5 to nip (i.e. cut short)
狱 獄
- 地狱 地獄 dì yù ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ dei6 juk6 hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
- 监狱 監獄 jiān yù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄩˋ gaam1 juk6 prison
- 下狱 下獄 xià yù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˋ haa6 juk6 to imprison
- 入狱 入獄 rù yù ㄖㄨˋ ㄩˋ jap6 juk6 to go to jail
- 冤狱 冤獄 yuān yù ㄩㄢ ㄩˋ jyun1 juk6 unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up
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- 出狱 出獄 chū yù ㄔㄨ ㄩˋ ceot1 juk6 to be released from prison
- 劫狱 劫獄 jié yù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩˋ gip3 juk6 to break into jail
- 大狱 大獄 dà yù ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˋ daai6 juk6 jail
- 炼狱 煉獄 liàn yù ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄩˋ lin6 juk6 purgatory
- 牢狱 牢獄 láo yù ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ lou4 juk6 prison
- 狱卒 獄卒 yù zú ㄩˋ ㄗㄨˊ juk6 zeot1 jailer (old)
- 狱吏 獄吏 yù lì ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ juk6 lei6 prison guard
- 疑狱 疑獄 yí yù ㄧˊ ㄩˋ ji4 juk6 a hard legal case to judge
- 诏狱 詔獄 zhào yù ㄓㄠˋ ㄩˋ ziu3 juk6 imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)
- 越狱 越獄 yuè yù ㄩㄝˋ ㄩˋ jyut6 juk6 to break out of prison
- 逃狱 逃獄 táo yù ㄊㄠˊ ㄩˋ tou4 juk6 to escape (from prison)
- 典狱长 典獄長 diǎn yù zhǎng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄓㄤˇ din2 juk6 zoeng2 warden
- 文字狱 文字獄 wén zì yù ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ man4 zi6 juk6 literary inquisition
- 越狱犯 越獄犯 yuè yù fàn ㄩㄝˋ ㄩˋ ㄈㄢˋ jyut6 juk6 faan2 escaped prisoner
- 人间地狱 人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ jan4 gaan1 dei6 juk6 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
Idioms with these characters
- 残垣断壁 殘垣斷壁 cán yuán duàn bì ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ caan4 wun4 dyun6 bik1 lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 当断不断 當斷不斷 dāng duàn bù duàn ㄉㄤ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 tyun5 bat1 tyun5 (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
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- 断壁残垣 斷壁殘垣 duàn bì cán yuán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断壁颓垣 斷壁頹垣 duàn bì tuí yuán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断港绝潢 斷港絕潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ dyun6 gong2 zyut6 wong4 to be unable to continue
- 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
- 断垣残壁 斷垣殘壁 duàn yuán cán bì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断章取义 斷章取義 duàn zhāng qǔ yì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 (idiom) to quote out of context
- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action