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生離死別

简 生离死别 · 繁 生離死別
Mandarin · pinyin shēng lí sǐ bié

Meanings

  1. separated in life and death
  2. to part for ever
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
離
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死
sǐ · die; dead; death
別
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离
lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
别
bié · separate, other; do not
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1–2–3–2 · sheng1 li2 si3 bie2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sang1 lei4 sei2 bit6

Cantonese word readings for 生離死別. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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sang1 lei4 sei2 bit6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be parted forever by death

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