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Open the tool →分钗断带 (fēn chāi duàn dài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to part from one's spouse”.
分钗断带 is pronounced fēn chāi duàn dài in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 分钗断带 means “separated hairpin, broken sash”. It is used to mean “to part from one's spouse”.
钗分开,带断了。比喻夫妻的离别。