分久必合，合久必分 in Chinese

IPA: /fən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ fən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ fən⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fēnjiǔbìhé [Mandarin, Pinyin], héjiǔbìfēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄣㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fēnjiǔbìhé [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], héjiǔbìfēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fenjiǒubìhé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], héjiǒubìfen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fên¹-chiu³-pi⁴-ho² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], ho²-chiu³-pi⁴-fên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fēn-jyǒu-bì-hé- [Mandarin, Yale], hé-jyǒu-bì-fēn [Mandarin, Yale], fenjeoubihher [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], herjeoubihfen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фэньцзюбихэ [Mandarin, Palladius], хэцзюбифэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], fɛnʹczjubixɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], xɛczjubifɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter One (first line after the opening poem). Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 分久必合，合久必分

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"分久必合，合久必分" meaning in Chinese

Proverb