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a family wrenched apart (idiom)

妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
q+ī·1st tonel+í·2nd tonez+ǐ·3rd tones+àn·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned · destitute and homeless家破人亡jiā pò rén wángto leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)离乡背井lí xiāng bèi jǐnglit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) · fig. bold, graceful calligraphy · married couple separated from each other · talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential鸾飘凤泊luán piāo fèng bóthe shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) · (usually of a couple) to part from each other劳燕分飞láo yàn fēn fēia scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)满目疮痍mǎn mù chuāng yíto part on bad terms · (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord不欢而散bù huān ér sàn
Antonyms
(lit.) the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom) · (fig.) long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored破镜重圆pò jìng chóng yuánto gather happily under one roof欢聚一堂huān jù yī táng