橫刀奪愛

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose

to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)