分久必合，合久必分
Dictionary entry
(lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
What does 分久必合，合久必分 mean?
分久必合，合久必分 (fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
2(fig.) things are constantly changing
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