腰斩 (腰斬) yāozhǎn

  1. yāozhǎn verb to chop somebody in half at the waist; to cut something in half
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '腰斬')
  2. yāozhǎn verb to reduce something by a dramatic margin; to terminate; to cut short
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '腰斬')

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