分手

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
分手

Etymology

• 分 ("to split") + 手 ("hands")

Verb

分手 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin fēnshǒu)

1. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate

Synonyms

• 分開 (trad.), 分开 (simp.)
• 吹

References

• 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8: