断鹤续凫

斷鶴續鳧
duànhèxùfú
  1. (figurative) to go against nature
  2. to go against nature

Wiktionary

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1 断 duàn
  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly
2 鹤 hè crane
3 续 xù
  1. to continue
  2. to replenish
=4 凫 fú
  1. mallard
  2. Anas platyrhyncha
=4 凫 fú old variant of 凫 fú