[断章取义 / 斷章取義, duàn zhāng qǔ yì, ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ]lit. to take meaning from cut segment (成语 saw); to interpret out of context; to focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piece#38664[Add to Longdo]
[一刀两断 / 一刀兩斷, yī dāo liǎng duàn, ㄧ ㄉㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ]lit. one knife to cut two segments (成语 saw); to make a clean break; firm resolution to break off a relation#59498[Add to Longdo]