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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lī-pia̍t / lî-pia̍t

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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/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-pia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: lī-pia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixpiat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ piɛt̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² piɛt̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ piɛt̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-pia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: lî-pia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: li'piat
    • IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li²³⁻³³ piɛt̚⁴/

Verb

離別

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

Synonyms

• 分別／分别 (fēnbié)
• 分離／分离 (fēnlí)

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Japanese

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

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

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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

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
離	別

Verb

離別

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