分居
fan1 geoi1fēn jū
English
- to separate (married couple)
- to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)
- (of a couple) to live apart due to a worsening relationship, usually in preparation for divorce; or to live in the same house but sleep in different beds, eat at different places, and refrain from any intimate contact
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指一對夫妻住喺唔同嘅地方,或者住喺同一間屋,但係分房瞓、唔一齊食飯、冇任何親密關係;通常都係因為兩公婆不和,準備離婚,所以先會噉樣做
Examples
他和老婆分居。
He is living apart from his wife.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
史密斯夫妇现在分居了。
Mr. and Mrs. Smith live apart from each other now.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
我哋都就快分居一年啦,係時候搞離婚喇。
We've been living apart for almost a year. It's time for us to start preparing for divorce.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk