勞燕分飛

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Chinese

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toil swallow (bird); surname; place name
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
 
to fly
trad. (勞燕分飛)
simp. (劳燕分飞)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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勞燕分飛

  1. the shrike (伯勞伯劳) and the swallow () part and fly in different directions
  2. (figuratively) two lovers part

See also

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