四分五裂

Chinese

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|- ! !four

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

!five !crack; split |- !simp. and trad.
(四分五裂) | 四 | 分 | 五 | 裂 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìfēnwǔliè

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄈㄣㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ fan¹ ng⁵ lit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìfēnwǔliè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄈㄣㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhfenwuulieh
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ fan¹ ng⁵ lit⁶
  - Yale: sei fān ńgh liht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ fan¹ ng⁵ lit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ fen¹ ng⁵ lid⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ fɐn⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ liːt̚²/

Idiom

四分五裂

to be rent by disunity; to disintegrate

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