"cut the umbilical cord" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 剪断脐带
• 断开依赖关系

Definition

字面意思是婴儿出生时剪断脐带与母亲分离。引申义是变得独立，尤其是与父母分开生活，或让某人自己生活。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于比喻，指情感或经济独立，尤其在家庭或父母与子女关系中常见。常用于描述青年独立生活，也指父母放手。语气偏中性到口语，不常用于正式场合。

Examples

After giving birth, doctors cut the umbilical cord.

分娩后，医生会**剪断脐带**。

It's hard for some parents to cut the umbilical cord when their child leaves home.

有些父母在孩子离家时很难**剪断脐带**。

When she went to college, she finally cut the umbilical cord.

她上大学时，终于**剪断了脐带**。

You need to cut the umbilical cord and manage your own finances now.

你现在需要**剪断脐带**，自己管理财务了。

It's time for you to cut the umbilical cord and move out of your parents' house.

你该**剪断脐带**，搬出父母家了。

Sometimes, you just have to cut the umbilical cord and take a risk on your own.

有时候，你必须**剪断脐带**，自己冒险。