- with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
Characters
- 戛 (戛): lance; to tap; to scrape; to chirp; custom
- 然 (然): correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 止 (止): to stop; to prohibit; until; only
Resources
- Wiktionary: 戛然而止
- MDBG: 戛然而止
- Examples with 戛然而止 on Tatoeba
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