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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• Section 2 China - Chapter 7: Persecution of Buddhism 第二篇　中國篇 第七章　佛教的教難 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 1
• Public Opinion 所謂「輿論」 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 3 - A Moment, A Lifetime 《迷悟之間(三)無常的真理》 — count: 1
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