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妻離子散

简 妻离子散 · 繁 妻離子散
Mandarin · pinyin qī lí zǐ sàn

Meanings

  1. a family wrenched apart (idiom)
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妻
qī · wife
離
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子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
散
sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
离
lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
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1–2–3–4 · qi1 li2 zi3 san4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cai1 lei4 zi2 saan2

Cantonese word readings for 妻離子散. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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cai1 lei4 zi2 saan3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to have one's family dispersed

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