







琵琶别抱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman leaving her husband or partner to marry another man”. To change one's allegiance or patronage. Literally, “to embrace a different pipa”.

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Open the tool →琵琶别抱 (pí pá bié bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman leaving her husband or partner to marry another man”.
琵琶别抱 is pronounced pí pá bié bào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 琵琶别抱 means “to embrace a different pipa”. It is used to mean “a woman leaving her husband or partner to marry another man”.
旧时指妇女弃夫改嫁。