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Home / Idiom / 劳燕分飞

the 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
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
separated in life and death · to part for ever生离死别shēng lí sǐ biélit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)风流云散fēng liú yún sàna family wrenched apart (idiom)妻离子散qī lí zǐ sàn
Antonyms
to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof济济一堂jǐ jǐ yī tánglit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom) · fig. a gathering of eminent people鸾翔凤集luán xiáng fèng jí