割蓆

Chinese

		cut off	woven mat
trad. (割蓆)		割	蓆
simp. (割席)		割	席
alternative forms		割席

Etymology

管寧、華歆共園中鋤菜，見地有片金，管揮鋤與瓦石不異，華捉而擲去之。又嘗同席讀書，有乘軒冕過門者，寧讀如故，歆廢書出看。寧割席分坐曰：「子非吾友也。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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管宁、华歆共园中锄菜，见地有片金，管挥锄与瓦石不异，华捉而掷去之。又尝同席读书，有乘轩冕过门者，宁读如故，歆废书出看。宁割席分坐曰：「子非吾友也。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

Guǎn Níng, Huá Xīn gòng yuán zhōng chú cài, jiàn dì yǒu piàn jīn, Guǎn huī chú yǔ wǎshí bù yì, Huá zhuō ér zhì qù zhī. Yòu cháng tóng xí dúshū, yǒu chéng xuānmiǎn guò mén zhě, Níng dú rúgù, Xīn fèi shū chū kàn. Níng gē xí fēn zuò yuē: “Zǐ fēi wú yǒu yě.” [Pinyin]

One day, Guan Ning and Hua Xin were hoeing in the garden. They saw a piece of gold on the floor. Guan continued hoeing as if it were tiles and stones, but Hua picked up the piece of gold and then threw it away (as Guan expressed discontent). Another day, they were studying together. There was someone passing by in a chariot and splendid clothes. Ning kept reading as if nothing happened, but Xin stopped studying and went out to see what was happening. Ning then split the mat and sat away from him. “You're no longer my friend,” said Ning.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): got³ zek⁶ / got³ zik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gesí
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹-hsi²
    • Yale: gē-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geshyi
    • Palladius: гэси (gɛsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: got³ zek⁶ / got³ zik⁶
    • Yale: got jehk / got jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: got⁸ dzek⁹ / got⁸ dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: god³ zég⁶ / god³ jig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːt̚³ t͡sɛːk̚²/, /kɔːt̚³ t͡sɪk̚²/

Verb

割⫽蓆 (verb-object)

1. to cut ties

Related terms

• 割席分坐