分久必合,合久必分
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[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) | |||
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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]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fenjiǒubìhé, héjiǒubìfen
- Wade–Giles: fên1-chiu3-pi4-ho2, ho2-chiu3-pi4-fên1
- Yale: fēn-jyǒu-bì-hé-, hé-jyǒu-bì-fēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenjeoubihher, herjeoubihfen
- Palladius: фэньцзюбихэ, хэцзюбифэнь (fɛnʹczjubixɛ, xɛczjubifɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ fən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
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