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Sever 断 Man Puts Rice Fishhook Bait Catches

meaning sever
number 931
hanzi 断
story A man puts some rice on a fishhook as bait, but catches a fish so strong, he needs to take out his axe and sever the line lest he be dragged into the depths.
kind traditional
equiv 斷

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