寸断 meaning in English
be broken up into very short pieces
Examples
- There was a little old piano , too , that had tin pans in it , i reckon , and nothing was ever so lovely as to hear the young ladies sing " the last link is broken " and play " the battle of prague " on it
大厅里还有一架小小的旧钢琴。我估猜，钢琴的里面，准有不少的白铁锅吧。年轻的姑娘们唱着一曲“金链寸寸断” ，弹着一曲“布拉格战役” ，那是再悦耳也没有了。