4 characters Idiom and proverb 3 903

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Let’s learn about the idiom 「分釵劈鳳」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

A metaphor for the separation of husband and wife. Same as “separating the hairpins and breaking the belt”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fèn chāi pī fèng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fan1 chaai1 pek3 fung6

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