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分fan1居geoi1

fan1 geoi1fēn jū

English

  1. to separate (married couple)
  2. to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)
  3. (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

  1. 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

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