- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
He rode his horse so swiftly that the reins broke from the dust he raised.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
He rode his horse so swiftly that the reins broke from the dust he raised.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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