斷子絕孫
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See also: 断子绝孙
Chinese[edit]
to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means |
grandson | ||
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trad. (斷子絕孫) | 斷 | 子 | 絕 | 孫 | |
simp. (断子绝孙) | 断 | 子 | 绝 | 孙 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
斷子絕孫
- (often as a curse) to have no descendants