劳燕分飞 — “To describe a couple or lovers who are forced to part ways”
劳燕分飞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a couple or lovers who are forced to part ways”. Like the shrike and the swallow flying in different directions, often implying a sorrowful separation. Literally, “Shrike and swallow fly separately”.
劳燕分飞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 劳
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- láo劳shī师xí袭yuǎn远exhaust troops attacking distant enemy
- láo劳xíng形kǔ苦xīn心wear out body and mind
- láo劳xīn心jiāo焦sī思to rack one's brains and worry anxiously
- láo劳xīn心kǔ苦sī思rack one's brains and ponder anxiously
- láo劳sī思yì逸yín淫Toil breeds thought, ease breeds indulgence
- láo劳mín民shāng伤cái财waste resources and labor
- láo劳mín民dòng动zhòng众mobilize many people for a task
- láo劳mín民fèi费cái财toil people and waste money
- láo劳jīn筋kǔ苦gǔ骨toil muscles and bitter bones
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What does 劳燕分飞 mean?
劳燕分飞 (láo yàn fēn fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a couple or lovers who are forced to part ways”.
How do you pronounce 劳燕分飞?
劳燕分飞 is pronounced láo yàn fēn fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 劳燕分飞 literally mean?
Literally, 劳燕分飞 means “Shrike and swallow fly separately”. It is used to mean “to describe a couple or lovers who are forced to part ways”.
What is the Chinese definition of 劳燕分飞?
劳：伯劳。伯劳、燕子各飞东西。比喻夫妻、情侣别离。