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分道揚鑣
简 分道扬镳 · 繁 分道揚鑣Mandarin · pinyin fēn dào yáng biāo
Meanings
- lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
- fig. to part ways
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1–4–2–1 · fen1 dao4 yang2 biao1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fan1 dou6 joeng4 biu1
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fan1 dou6 joeng4 biu1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to part ways; to part company
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