Definition
剖腹 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to cut open the abdomen' (as in surgery) and figuratively 'to be completely sincere, to bare one's heart'. The verb 剖 and object 腹 can split when inserting measure words, durations, or objects: 剖了一次腹 ('had one abdominal surgery'), 剖过腹 ('have had abdominal surgery'). The figurative sense is often used in emotional or literary contexts, like 剖腹明心 ('bare one's heart').
v.o.
to cut open the abdomen (e.g., in surgery)(figurative) to be completely sincereto bare one's heart
Examples
- ，。Yīshēng gěi tā pōu le yí cì fù, qǔ chū le zhǒngliú.The doctor performed an abdominal surgery on him and removed the tumor.
- 剖腹。Zhè zhǒng shǒushù xūyào pōu fù cáinéng wánchéng.This type of surgery requires cutting open the abdomen to complete.
- 剖腹。Tā pōu fù duì wǒ shuō chū le cáng zài xīnli duō nián de huà.He bared his heart and told me what he had kept in his heart for years.
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