妻离子散
qī​lí​zǐ​sàn

a family wrenched apart

  • created sense approved 妻离子散/妻離子散 · qī​lí​zǐ​sàn · a family wrenched apart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    妻离子散 / 妻離子散

    qī​lí​zǐ​sàn

    a family wrenched apart

    (idiom) a family forced to separate and scatter in all directions; wife and children flee and the household is broken up

    妻 (literal) → 妻 · qī · wife 离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to disperse

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    created sense