劳燕分飞

Traditional: 勞燕分飛

láo yàn fēn fēi

Dictionary entry

the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)

What does 劳燕分飞 mean?

劳燕分飞 (láo yàn fēn fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)

2(usually of a couple) to part from each other

Character breakdown

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劳Láosurname Lao 燕YānYan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning · north Hebei 分fēnto divide; to separate · to distribute; to allocate 飞fēito fly

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劳燕分飞

láo yàn fēn fēi

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