Sever one's duty
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ē NDU à NY ì, which means abandoning kindness and morality. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Used as predicate, object, attribute, etc
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: life and death together
The origin of Idioms
The 26th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: "to form an alliance in Taoyuan, to swear to die together; now what is the middle way against each other, to sever one's favor?"
Idiom explanation
Abandon kindness and morality.
Sever one's duty
continue walking in the old steps and seclude oneself - gù bù zì fēng
have a fine colour in one 's cheeks - mǎn miàn hóng guāng
I've gone through a lot of sweat - hàn chū qià bèi