真っ二つ (まっぷたつ, mapputatsu) Japanese meaning | KotomoraThe plate broke clean in half.
He cut the board right in two.
Usage patterns
〈物〉が真っ二つに割れるfor something to split cleanly into two equal halves
The vase fell and split right in half.
〈物〉を真っ二つに切るto cut something cleanly in half
I cut the apple right in half.
〈事〉が真っ二つに分かれるfor opinions or a group to split right down the middle
Opinions on the proposal were split right down the middle.
〈物〉が真っ二つに折れるfor something to snap cleanly in two
The tree branch snapped clean in two in the strong wind.
