Entry
劳láo燕yàn分fēn飞fēi

  1. the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom); (usually of a couple) to part from each other

    trad. 勞燕分飛

Also written 勞燕分飛【láo yàn fēn fēi】

Characters in this word

4
燕
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Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning, north Hebei, the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436), surname Yan

Pinyin
Yān
Strokes
16
Words starting with 燕Words ending in 燕Anywhere in a word
分
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to divide; to separate, to distribute; to allocate, to distinguish (good and bad), (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]), fraction, one tenth (of certain units), unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm, minute (unit of time), minute (angular measurement unit), a point (in sports or games), 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

Pinyin
fēn
Strokes
4
Frequency
1072 of 2500
Words starting with 分Words ending in 分Anywhere in a word