勞燕分飛

Chinese

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to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng

!to fly |- !trad. (勞燕分飛) | 勞 | 燕 | 分 | 飛 |- !simp. (劳燕分飞) | 劳 | 燕 | 分 | 飞 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láoyànfēnfēi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ jin³ fan¹ fei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: láoyànfēnfēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄣㄈㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lauyannfenfei
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴ jin³ fan¹ fei¹
  - Yale: lòuh yin fān fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ jin³ fan¹ fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ yin³ fen¹ féi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ jiːn³³ fɐn⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

勞燕分飛

the shrike (伯勞) and the swallow (燕) part and fly in different directions
(figuratively) two lovers part

See also

伯勞飛燕／伯劳飞燕

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