離別

See also: 离别

Chinese

		to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (離別)		離	別
simp. (离别)		离	别
anagram		別離／别离

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): líbié

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): либе (libi͡ə, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ bit⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): liê-biĕk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lī-pia̍t / lî-pia̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): li⁵ biêg⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: líbié
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: líbié
    • Wade–Giles: li²-pieh²
    • Yale: lí-byé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: libye
    • Palladius: либе (libe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: либе (libi͡ə, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²⁴ piə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁴ bit⁶
    • Yale: lèih biht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ bit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ bid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ piːt̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: liê-biĕk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βieʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-pia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: lī-pia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixpiat
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ piɛt̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ piɛt̚¹²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ piɛt̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² piɛt̚²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ piɛt̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-pia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: lî-pia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: li'piat
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ piɛt̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /li²³⁻³³ piɛt̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: li⁵ biêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lî pie̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piek̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: lje bjet

Rime
Character	離	別
Reading #	1/3	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	支 (11)	薛 (83)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	呂支切	皮列切
Baxter	lje	bjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇ/	/bˠiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛ/	/bᵚiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ljɛ/	/biæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liə̆/	/biat̚/
Li Rong	/lie/	/bjɛt̚/
Wang Li	/lǐe/	/bĭɛt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lie̯/	/bʱi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lí	bié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lei4	bit6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]aj  N-pret/

  (Zhengzhang): /*rel  bred/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	離	別
Reading #	2/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	lí	bié
Middle Chinese	‹ lje ›	‹ bjet ›
Old Chinese	/*[r]aj/	/*N-pret/
English	depart from	be separated (intr.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	離	別
Reading #	2/3	2/2
No.	7780	821
Phonetic component	离	别
Rime group	歌	月
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	離	别
Old Chinese	/*rel/	/*bred/
Notes	甲文象隹入網羅， 離反爲省文

Verb

離別

1. to leave; to go away from; to part with; to part; to separate

   • 多情自古傷離別，更那堪，冷落清秋節。 [Ci, trad.]
     多情自古伤离别，更那堪，冷落清秋节。 [Ci, simp.]

     From: Liu Yong (柳永), c. middle 11th century. 《雨霖鈴》. Translated by Betty Tseng.

     Duōqíng zìgǔ shāng líbié, gèng nǎkān, lěngluò qīngqiū jié. [Pinyin]

     As always the romantic fear adieu the most,
     How especially so in this dismal fall!

Synonyms

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• 分別 / 分别 (fēnbié)
• 分離 / 分离 (fēnlí)
• 別離 / 别离 (biélí) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (離別):

• → Japanese: 離(り)別(べつ) (ribetsu)
• → Korean: 이별(離別) (ibyeol)
• → Vietnamese: li biệt (離別)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
離	別
り Grade: S	べつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りべつ [rìbétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲibe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

離(り)別(べつ) • (ribetsu) 

1. separation from a person
2. divorce

Synonyms

• (divorce): 破婚(はこん) (hakon), 離縁(りえん) (rien), 離婚(りこん) (rikon), 夫婦別(ふうふわか)れ (fūfuwakare)

Verb

離(り)別(べつ)する • (ribetsu suru) intransitive suru (stem 離(り)別(べつ)し (ribetsu shi), past 離(り)別(べつ)した (ribetsu shita))

1. separate from a person

   混乱期(こんらんき)の中(なか)で肉親(にくしん)と離別(りべつ)する

   konran-ki no naka de nikushin to ribetsu suru

   be separated from one's blood relatives during a time of unrest

2. get a divorce

Conjugation

Conjugation of "離別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	離別し	りべつし	ribetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	離別し	りべつし	ribetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	離別する	りべつする	ribetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	離別する	りべつする	ribetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	離別すれ	りべつすれ	ribetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	離別せよ¹ 離別しろ²	りべつせよ¹ りべつしろ²	ribetsu seyo¹ ribetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	離別される	りべつされる	ribetsu sareru
Causative	離別させる 離別さす	りべつさせる りべつさす	ribetsu saseru ribetsu sasu
Potential	離別できる	りべつできる	ribetsu dekiru
Volitional	離別しよう	りべつしよう	ribetsu shiyō
Negative	離別しない	りべつしない	ribetsu shinai
Negative continuative	離別せず	りべつせず	ribetsu sezu
Formal	離別します	りべつします	ribetsu shimasu
Perfective	離別した	りべつした	ribetsu shita
Conjunctive	離別して	りべつして	ribetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	離別すれば	りべつすれば	ribetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• “離別”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
離	別

Noun

離別 • (ibyeol) (hangeul 이별)

1. hanja form^? of 이별 (“farewell; parting”)

Related terms

• 작별 (作別, jakbyeol): farewell; parting; relatively short-term and bears lighter weight

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
離	別

Verb

離別

1. chữ Hán form of li biệt (“to part; to separate”)