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Home / Idiom / 生离死别

separated in life and death · to part for ever

生离死别
shēng lí sǐ bié
sh+ēng·1st tonel+í·2nd tones+ǐ·3rd toneb+ié·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
joys and sorrows · partings and reunions · the vicissitudes of life悲欢离合bēi huān lí héthe 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 fēi
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 yuán
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