離婚

See also: 离婚

Chinese

		to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	to marry; marriage; wedding to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife
trad. (離婚)		離	婚
simp. (离婚)		离	婚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): líhūn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄣ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ni² hun¹

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): líhǔn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lei⁴ fan¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lei³ fun¹
Gan (Wiktionary): li⁴ 'fiin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lì-fûn

(Hailu, HRS): li fun^ˋ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): li² hong¹ / li² huong¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lī-hun / lî-hun

(Teochew, Peng'im): li⁵ hung¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶li-huen₁ / ²li-huen₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: líhūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: líhun
  - Wade–Giles: li²-hun¹
  - Yale: lí-hwūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihuen
  - Palladius: лихунь (lixunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ni² hun¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lixun
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹ xuən⁵⁵/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: líhǔn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²⁴ xuẽ²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ fan¹
  - Yale: lèih fān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ fan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ fen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lei³ fun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei²² fun³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: li⁴ 'fiin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ˈfɨn⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lì-fûn
  - Hakka Romanization System: li^ˇ fun^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li² fun¹
  - Sinological IPA: /li¹¹ fun²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: li fun^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ fun⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: li² hong¹ [Phonetic: li⁵ ong¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: lí-heong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li¹³⁻¹¹ ^(h-)ɔŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: li² huong¹ [Phonetic: li⁵ uong¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²⁴⁻²¹ ^(h-)uoŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-hun
  - Tâi-lô: lī-hun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixhwn
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /li²²⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /li⁴¹⁻²² hun³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-hun
  - Tâi-lô: lî-hun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: li'hwn
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /li²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /li²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: li⁵ hung¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lî hung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶li-huen₁
  - MiniDict: li^去 huen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li-hun₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² huən⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /li¹¹ hun⁵³/
- (Northern: Suzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ²li-huen₁
  - MiniDict: li^平 huen^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /li²² huən³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /li²² huəŋ⁵¹/

Verb

離⫽婚 (verb-object)

(intransitive) to divorce (legally dissolve one's marriage)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 離婚 (“to divorce”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		離婚, 離異
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	離婚, 散
	Taiwan	離婚
	Chengde	離婚
	Chifeng	離婚
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	離婚, 打八刀
	Heihe	離婚, 打八刀
	Qiqihar	離婚, 打八刀
	Harbin	離婚, 打八刀
	Jiamusi	離婚, 打八刀
	Baicheng	離婚, 打八刀
	Changchun	離婚, 打八刀
	Tonghua	離婚, 打八刀
	Shenyang	離婚, 跳槽
	Jinzhou	離婚, 八刀
	Singapore	離婚
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	離婚, 散
	Tangshan	離婚, 散夥
	Cangzhou	離婚, 散
	Baoding	離婚, 散
	Shijiazhuang	離婚
	Lijin	離婚
	Jinan	離婚
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	離婚
	Dandong	離婚, 打八刀
	Yantai	離婚
	Qingdao	離婚
	Zhucheng	離婚
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	離婚
	Jining	離婚
	Wanrong	離婚
	Linfen	離婚
	Shangqiu	離婚
	Yuanyang	離婚
	Zhengzhou	離婚
	Xinyang	離婚
	Baihe	離婚, 散
	Xi'an	離婚
	Baoji	離婚, 散夥
	Tianshui	離婚
	Xining	離婚
	Dunhuang (Hedong dialect)	離婚
	Xuzhou	離婚, 離
	Fuyang	離婚
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	離婚
	Lanzhou	離婚
	Hami	離婚
	Ürümqi	離婚
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	離婚, 打脫離
	Nanchong	離婚
	Dazhou	退婚, 退親
	Hanyuan	離婚, 散
	Xichang	離婚
	Zigong	離婚, 打脫離
	Chongqing	離婚, 打脫離
	Wuhan	離婚, 脫離 dated, 打脫離 dated
	Yichang	離婚, 拆婚
	Xiangyang	離婚
	Tianmen	離婚, 散, 打脫離
	Guiyang	離婚
	Zunyi	離婚
	Bijie	離婚
	Liping	離婚
	Zhaotong	離婚
	Dali	離婚
	Kunming	離婚
	Mengzi	離婚
	Guilin	離婚
	Liuzhou	離婚
	Jishou	離婚
	Changde	脫離
	Hanzhong	離婚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	離婚, 離
	Yangzhou	離婚
	Lianyungang	離婚, 離
	Lianshui	離婚
	Nantong	離婚
	Anqing	離婚, 打離婚
	Wuhu	離婚, 打離婚
	Hefei	離婚
	Hong'an	離婚, 打脫離
Cantonese	Guangzhou	離婚
	Hong Kong	離婚
	Taishan	離婚
Gan	Nanchang	離婚, 離
Hakka	Yudu	打離婚
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	離婚
	Changhua (Pitou; N. Sixian)	離婚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	離婚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	離婚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	離婚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	離緣
Huizhou	Shexian	離婚
Jin	Taiyuan	離婚, 離
	Yangyuan	離婚
	Datong	離婚, 離
	Xinzhou	離婚
	Lüliang (Lishi)	離婚
	Changzhi	離婚
	Linhe	離婚
	Jining	離婚
	Hohhot	離婚
	Erenhot	離婚
	Pingshan	離婚
	Zhangjiakou	離婚
	Handan	離婚, 散
	Linzhou	離婚
	Suide	離婚
Southern Min	Xiamen	離婚, 離緣
	Quanzhou	離婚
	Zhangzhou	離婚
	Zhao'an	散夥, 離婚
	Kaohsiung (Cieding)	離緣, 離婚
	Yilan (Luodong)	離緣
	Yilan (Toucheng)	離緣
	Changhua (Yongjing)	離緣, 離婚
	Tainan	離婚, 離緣
	Tainan (Anping)	離緣, 離婚
	Chiayi	離緣, 離婚
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	離緣
	Penang (Hokkien)	離婚, 相煞
	Manila (Hokkien)	離婚
Puxian Min	Xianyou	拆婚
Wu	Shanghai	離婚
	Suzhou	離婚, 離
	Hangzhou	離婚, 離
	Ningbo	離婚

Derived terms

判決離婚 / 判决离婚
無過錯離婚 / 无过错离婚 (wú-guòcuò líhūn)
離婚同意書 / 离婚同意书
離婚率 / 离婚率
離婚章 / 离婚章 (“Divorce, the sixty-fifth sura of the Qur'an”)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (離婚):

→ Japanese: 離婚(りこん) (rikon)
→ Korean: 이혼(離婚) (ihon)
→ Vietnamese: ly hôn (離婚)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
離	婚
り Grade: S	こん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾʲikõ̞ɴ]
(Tokyo) りこん [rìkóń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) りこん [ríꜜkòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1]) uncommon

Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 離婚する

Plain	離婚する	りこん・する	`[rìkóń sùrú]`
Conjunctive	離婚して	りこん・して	`[rìkóń shìté]`
Perfective	離婚した	りこん・した	`[rìkóń shìtá]`
Negative	離婚しない	りこん・しない	`[rìkóń shìnáí]`
Negative perfective	離婚しなかった	りこん・しなかった	`[rìkóń shìnáꜜkàttà]`
Hypothetical conditional	離婚すれば	りこん・すれば	`[rìkóń sùréꜜbà]`
Past conditional	離婚したら	りこん・したら	`[rìkóń shìtáꜜrà]`
Imperative	離婚しろ離婚せよ	りこん・しろりこん・せよ	`[rìkóń shìró]` `[rìkóń séꜜyò]`
Volitional	離婚しよう	りこん・しよー	`[rìkóń shìyóꜜò]`
Desiderative	離婚したい	りこん・したい	`[rìkóń shìtáí]`
Formal	離婚します	りこん・します	`[rìkóń shìmáꜜsù]`
Formal negative	離婚しません	りこん・しません	`[rìkóń shìmáséꜜǹ]`
Formal volitional	離婚しましょう	りこん・しましょー	`[rìkóń shìmáshóꜜò]`
Formal perfective	離婚しました	りこん・しました	`[rìkóń shìmáꜜshìtà]`
Continuative	離婚し離婚しに	りこん・しりこん・しに	`[rìkóń shì]` `[rìkóń shì ní]`
Negative continuative	離婚せず離婚せずに	りこん・せずりこん・せずに	`[rìkóń séꜜzù]` `[rìkóń séꜜzù nì]`
Passive	離婚される	りこん・される	`[rìkóń sàrérú]`
Causative	離婚させる離婚さす	りこん・させるりこん・さす	`[rìkóń sàsérú]` `[rìkóń sàsú]`
Potential	離婚できる	りこん・できる	`[rìkóń dèkíꜜrù]`

Noun

離(り)婚(こん) • (rikon)

divorce

Synonyms

破婚(はこん) (hakon), 離別(りべつ) (ribetsu), 離縁(りえん) (rien), 夫婦別(ふうふわか)れ (fūfuwakare)

Verb

離(り)婚(こん)する • (rikon suru) intransitive suru (stem 離(り)婚(こん)し (rikon shi), past 離(り)婚(こん)した (rikon shita))

get a divorce

Conjugation

Conjugation of "離婚する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	離婚し	りこんし	rikon shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	離婚し	りこんし	rikon shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	離婚する	りこんする	rikon suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	離婚する	りこんする	rikon suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	離婚すれ	りこんすれ	rikon sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	離婚せよ¹ 離婚しろ²	りこんせよ¹ りこんしろ²	rikon seyo¹ rikon shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	離婚される	りこんされる	rikon sareru
Causative	離婚させる離婚さす	りこんさせるりこんさす	rikon saseru rikon sasu
Potential	離婚できる	りこんできる	rikon dekiru
Volitional	離婚しよう	りこんしよう	rikon shiyō
Negative	離婚しない	りこんしない	rikon shinai
Negative continuative	離婚せず	りこんせず	rikon sezu
Formal	離婚します	りこんします	rikon shimasu
Perfective	離婚した	りこんした	rikon shita
Conjunctive	離婚して	りこんして	rikon shite
Hypothetical conditional	離婚すれば	りこんすれば	rikon sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 [Nationwide Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

“離婚”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
離	婚

Noun

離婚 • (ihon) (hangeul 이혼)

hanja form^? of 이혼 (“divorce”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
離	婚

Verb

離婚

chữ Hán form of li hôn (“to divorce”)

[ZAJ-1] Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 [Nationwide Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

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