分久必合,合久必分
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Chinese[edit]
to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) |
(long) time; (long) duration of time | certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
(long) time; (long) duration of time | certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (分久必合,合久必分) | 分 | 久 | 必 | 合 | , | 合 | 久 | 必 | 分 | |
simp. #(分久必合,合久必分) | 分 | 久 | 必 | 合 | , | 合 | 久 | 必 | 分 |
Etymology[edit]
From Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter One (first line after the opening poem).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
分久必合,合久必分
- (literal) That which is long divided must unify; that which is long unified must divide.
- (figurative) worldly affairs are constantly changing