棒打鸳鸯

Traditional: 棒打鴛鴦

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will

What does 棒打鸳鸯 mean?

棒打鸳鸯 (bàng dǎ yuān yāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will

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棒bàngstick · club 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]鸳yuānmandarin duck 鸯yāngused in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1 yang1]

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