勞燕分飛

Chinese

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) 勞 燕 分 飛
simp. (劳燕分飞) 劳 燕 分 飞

Pronunciation

Idiom

勞燕分飛

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

See also

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