分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
Pinyin
Definition
分久必合,合久必分
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- lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
- fig. things are constantly changing
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (long) time
- 2 (long) duration of time
- 1 to divide
- 2 to separate
- 3 to distribute
- 4 to allocate
- 5 to distinguish (good and bad)
- 6 part or subdivision
- 7 fraction
- 8 one tenth (of certain units)
- 9 unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
- 10 minute (unit of time)
- 11 minute (angular measurement unit)
- 12 a point (in sports or games)
- 13 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- 1 to share (let others have some of sth good)
- 1 minute
- 1 quite a while
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一传十,十传百
- 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
- 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一分一毫
- 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
- 2 an iota