不欢而散 (不歡而散)
bù huān ér sàn
Pinyin

Definition

不欢而散 (不歡而散)
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bù huān ér sàn
  1. to part on bad terms
  2. (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
散
sàn
  1. 1 variant: 散 sàn
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

结果最后宾客不欢而散不说，还赔了酒店2000元清理费。他老丈人被拍了一脸的蛋糕，气得当场晕了过去。
jiéguǒ zuìhòu bīnkè bùhuānérsàn bù shuō ，hái péi le jiǔdiàn liǎngqiān yuán qīnglǐfèi 。tā lǎozhàngrén bèi pāi le yī liǎn de dàngāo ，qì de dāngchǎng yūn le guòqù 。
Not only did all the guests leave upset, he also had to pay the hotel 2000 RMB in cleaning fees. His father-in-law got hit in the face with a pie and was so upset that he fainted on the spot.
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