支離破碎
- 支离破碎
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Origin
The phrase 支離破碎 is composed of four characters. The character 支 means to support, to bear, or to sustain; it contains the components 又 (again; once more) and 竹 (bamboo).
The character 離 means to leave or to depart, formed with the semantic component 隹 (short-tailed bird) and the phonetic component 离 (a kind of legendary beast, an alternative form of 魑). The character 破 means to break or to tear, consisting of the semantic component 石 (stone; rock) and the phonetic component 皮 (skin; peel; shell; rind).
The final character 碎 means shattered, fragmented, or shredded. It is formed with the semantic component 石 (stone; rock) and the phonetic component 卒 (soldier).
Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.
支離破碎 由支、離、破、碎 四個字組成。其中「支」包含「竹」與「又」兩個組成部分，其意義為支撐、負擔或維持。「離」字由表示短尾鳥的「隹」作為意義組成部分，並以「离」（一種傳說中的獸，亦為「魑」的異體字）作為聲音組成部分，其意義為離開或離開。
「破」字包含「石」作為意義組成部分，並以「皮」作為聲音組成部分，其意義為破碎或撕裂。「碎」字則包含「石」作為意義組成部分，並以「卒」作為聲音組成部分，其意義為破碎、零碎或粉碎。
Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.
Lineage
- characterChinese支 “to support; to bear; to sustain”
- ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
- ideaChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)”
- characterChinese離 “to leave; to depart”
- soundChinese离 “a kind of legendary beast, alternative form of 魑”
- meaningChinese隹 “short-tailed bird”
- characterChinese破 “to break; to tear”
- characterChinese碎 “shattered; fragmented; shredded”
- soundChinese卒 “soldier”
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Sources
- etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0