Last Updated :2026/01/05

堰を切る

Hiragana
せきをきる
Verb
literally figuratively
Japanese Meaning
堰が壊れて水が一気にあふれ出ること / こらえていた感情や言葉などが、一気にあふれ出ること
Easy Japanese Meaning
なみだやことばなどが、とつぜんおおくいちどにあふれ出るようすをあらわす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
堤坝决口,水猛然涌出 / (比喻)泪水、话语等突然喷涌而出 / (比喻)人群蜂拥而出
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
(字面)堤壩潰決,水勢猛然湧出 / (比喻)眼淚、言語或人潮等突然大量湧出
Korean Meaning
제방이 터져 물이 쏟아져 나오다 / (비유) 눈물·말·감정 등이 한꺼번에 쏟아져 나오다 / (비유) 사람들 무리가 한꺼번에 몰려나오다
Vietnamese Meaning
vỡ đập, nước tuôn ồ ạt / (nghĩa bóng) nước mắt/lời nói tuôn trào ồ ạt / (nghĩa bóng) đám đông ùa ra ồ ạt
Tagalog Meaning
bumigay ang dam at rumagasa ang tubig / bumulwak nang bigla (hal. luha, salita) / biglang dumagsa ang tao
What is this buttons?

She burst into tears as if a dam had broken and couldn't stop for a while.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

她在电影的尾声像决堤一样哭了起来,好一会儿都停不下来。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

她在電影的尾聲像決堤般地哭了起來,持續了一段時間都沒停。

Korean Translation

그녀는 영화 막바지에 둑이 터지듯 울기 시작해 한동안 멈추지 않았다.

Vietnamese Translation

Ở cuối phim, cô ấy bật khóc như vỡ đê và không ngừng trong một lúc.

Tagalog Translation

Sa bandang huli ng pelikula, siya ay biglang umiyak na parang pumutok ang harang, at hindi ito tumigil nang ilang sandali.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

(literally) for a dam to break and water to burst forth

Sense(2)

(figuratively) to burst forth (e.g. tears, words, a crowd)

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(literally) for a dam to break and water to burst forth / (figuratively) to burst forth (e.g. tears, words, a crowd)

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堰を切る

彼女は映画の終盤で堰を切るように泣き出し、しばらくの間止まらなかった。

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She burst into tears as if a dam had broken and couldn't stop for a while.

She burst into tears as if a dam had broken and couldn't stop for a while.

See correct answer

彼女は映画の終盤で堰を切るように泣き出し、しばらくの間止まらなかった。

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