割蓆

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Chinese

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

Etymology

to break off friendly relations
From a famous story happened in the late 2nd century:
管寧、華歆,管瓦石,華讀書軒冕,寧如故,歆。寧:「。」
管宁、华歆,管瓦石,华读书轩冕,宁如故,歆。宁:「。」
From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
Guǎn Níng, Huà Xīn gòng yuán zhōng chú cài, jiàn dì yǒu piàn jīn, Guǎn huī chú yǔ wǎshí bù yì, Huà 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.”
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



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (17)
Final () (63) (123)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter kat zjek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɑt̚/ /ziᴇk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɑt̚/ /ziɛk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɑt̚/ /ziæk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kat̚/ /ziajk̚/
Li
Rong
/kɑt̚/ /ziɛk̚/
Wang
Li
/kɑt̚/ /zĭɛk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kɑt̚/ /zi̯ɛk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ge
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
got3 zik6

Verb

割⫽蓆 (verb-object)

  1. (literally) to cut ties
  2. (figurative, of friends) to break off relations (with); to sever ties
    唐紹儀袁世凱舊交數十深厚友誼中華民國成立成為國務總理宣布政治理念不合割蓆
    唐绍仪袁世凯旧交数十深厚友谊中华民国成立成为国务总理宣布政治理念不合割席
    Táng Shàoyí shì Yuán Shìkǎi jiùjiāo, yǒu shùshí nián shēnhòu de yǒuyì, zài Zhōnghuá Mínguó chénglì hòu chéngwéi shǒu rèn guówùzǒnglǐ, què xuānbù yīn zhèngzhì lǐniàn bùhé yǔ Yuán-shì gēxí.
    Tang Shaoyi, an old friend of Yuan Shikai with decades of friendship, became the first Prime Minister of the Republic of China. However, he declared that he formally cut off all relations with President Yuan due to disagreements over political ideas.

Synonyms

(to break off relations):