pǐ

擗

Character · Verb

snap off; beat one's chest (literary)

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to break off; to snap off; to strip

Often used for breaking or plucking something long and thin, like corn or a branch.

Tā他
zài在
dì地
li里
pǐ擗
yù玉
mǐ米
 。

He was picking (snapping off) corn in the field.

Bù不
yào要
pǐ擗
duàn断
shù树
zhī枝
 。

Don't break off the tree branches.

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Tā她
bǎ把
dòu豆
jiǎo角
cóng从
téng藤
shang上
pǐ擗
xià下
lái来
 。

She snapped the green beans off the vine.

2.

verb

to beat one's chest (in grief)

archaic

An archaic, literary term expressing extreme sorrow or mourning.

Pǐ擗
yǒng踊
kū哭
qì泣
 ，
āi哀
huǐ毁
gǔ骨
lì立
 。

He beat his chest, stamped his feet, wept, and was worn to a skeleton from grief.

Xiào孝
zǐ子
pǐ擗
yǒng踊
 ，
bēi悲
tòng痛
yù欲
jué绝
 。

The filial son beat his chest in grief, overwhelmed with sorrow.