粵

分fan1裂lit6

fan1 lit6fēn liè

English

  1. to split up
  2. to divide
  3. to break up
  4. fission
  5. schism
  6. to disassociate; to split

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 分開、裂開;兩者脱離關係,或者關係變弱

Examples

  • 进入地球大气层后,小行星分裂成了无数的小块。

    The asteroid broke up into small pieces as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 四分之三的 Z 世代 (18 至 24 歲) 表示,美國感覺起來比過去更分裂。

    Among Gen Zers (18 to 24 years old), three-quarters said they felt the United States is more divided than before.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 人格分裂

    schizophrenia

  • 細胞分裂

    cell division

  • 分裂國家

    secession of a country

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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