| 剖 | 869A50 60S.00-2 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄆㄡˇ [pou3] (vern. also ㄆㄡ [pou1] ). | ||
| V.t. | (1) To cut open, slice, split in two: 剖分 cut in two; 剖開 cut open; 剖腹 cut open belly; 剖腹藏珠 allu. to story of one who cut his belly to hide a pearl, i e., sacrifice life to gain; 剖心 bare one's heart in all sincerity; 剖肝泣血 ditto. (2) To dissect, analyze, and thus reveal: 剖解，剖析 [pou3jie3], [pou3xi1]↓; 剖白 [pou3bai2]↓; 剖斷如流 phr., said of a judge quick in deciding lawsuits; 剖斗折衡 phr., (AC) destroy weights and measures (in return-to-nature philosophy). | |||||
| Words | 1. 剖白 [pou3bai2], v.t., reveal completely. 2. 剖腹生產 [pou3fu4sheng1chan3], n., Caesarean section or operation. 3. 剖解 [pou2jie3], v.t., to explain, dissect (meaning of text). 4. 剖面 [pou3mian4], n., cross section, sectional view. 5. 剖析 [pou3xi1], v.t., see [pou3jie3]↑. 6. 剖字 [pou3zi4], n., (＝拆字) art of taking a character apart and revealing hidden meaning or oracle. 7. 剖驗 [pou3yan4], v.t., hold inquest. | |||||