chop; cut

to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)

to boost; to brag [colloquial]

(saying) definitely; without a doubt

behead; decapitate

beheading

nip off unwanted parts; remove superfluous parts; arbitrarily delete unwanted parts [Syn]掐頭去尾

verb; chop off the head and tail or end; unwanted part

hack one's way through difficulties

積少成多

many a pickle makes a mickle; little and often fills the purse (i.e. many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount)

one can cut enough firewood on a big mountain

combining a little by little can accumulate to a big amount

Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue [Syn]食砒霜杜蟲

a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in order to avoid a small problem; literally 'cut off one's toes to avoid sandworms'; palliative; something that treats the symptom but not the underlying problem

to chop somone to bits [colloquial]

to chop to death [colloquial]

to swear an oath and become sworn brothers (colloquial)

steamed chicken chopped into pieces

to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)

(slang) (for ability to speak, with a negative connotation) boastful; eloquent; persuasive; sharp-tongued

execution by decapitation

buy cooked meat for dinner

slang for buying ready to eat cooked meat from outside and bring it back home as an extra dish for dinner

take quick and decisive action in dealing with a complex circumstances

yaozhan, execution by chopping sb in half at the waist. As most vital organs are above the waist, the death is not immediate

discontinued before time

cut something in half; chop in half

(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)

take drastic measures to halt investment activities when losing money

to break off a romantic relationship

to make a clean break from a relationship; to sever ties; to cut off the ropes of a steamboat from a ferry; to take drastic measures to halt investment activities in order to minimise the loss of money

(saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate 斬草不除根春風吹又生

behead; decapitate

to remove all obstacles in the way while forwarding

verb; cut or chop it into pieces

noun; cut loss, margin cut; liquidation; forced liquidation

a criminal that is to be beheaded

(adjective) blinking eyes