勞燕分飛
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Chinese[edit]
toil | swallow (bird); surname; place name | to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) |
to fly | ||
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trad. (勞燕分飛) | 勞 | 燕 | 分 | 飛 | |
simp. (劳燕分飞) | 劳 | 燕 | 分 | 飞 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
勞燕分飛
- the shrike (伯勞/伯劳) and the swallow (燕) part and fly in different directions
- (figuratively) two lovers part