生離死別 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ sei̯³⁵ piːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/, /sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ sei̯³⁵ piːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: shēnglísǐbié [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥㄌㄧˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sang¹ lei⁴ sei² bit⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shēnglísǐbié [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄥㄌㄧˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shenglísǐhbié [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shêng¹-li²-ssŭ³-pieh² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shēng-lí-sž-byé [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shenglisyybye [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шэнлисыбе [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šɛnlisybe [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sāng lèih séi biht [Cantonese, Yale], sang¹ lei⁴ sei² bit⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], seng¹ léi⁴ séi² bid⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 生离死别 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 生離死別

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          "roman": "shēngsǐlíbié",
          "word": "生死離別／生死离别"
        },
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          "roman": "shēngsǐlíbié",
          "word": "生死離別"
        },
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          "roman": "shēngsǐlíbié",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "sang¹ lei⁴ sei² bit⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "shēnglísǐbié"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "shenglísǐhbié"
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        "standard"
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        "standard"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenglisyybye"
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "шэнлисыбе"
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnlisybe"
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "sāng lèih séi biht"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ lei⁴ sei² bit⁹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "seng¹ léi⁴ séi² bid⁶"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ sei̯³⁵ piːt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生離死別"
}

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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 別",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 死",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 生",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 離",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "to be parted forever by death"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ lei⁴ sei² bit⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēnglísǐbié"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenglísǐhbié"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng¹-li²-ssŭ³-pieh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng-lí-sž-byé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenglisyybye"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэнлисыбе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnlisybe"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāng lèih séi biht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ lei⁴ sei² bit⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seng¹ léi⁴ séi² bid⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ sei̯³⁵ piːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ sei̯³⁵ piːt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shēngsǐlíbié",
      "word": "生死離別／生死离别"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēngsǐlíbié",
      "word": "生死離別"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēngsǐlíbié",
      "word": "生死离别"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生離死別"
}

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"生離死別" meaning in Chinese

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