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to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) |
(long) time; (long) duration of time
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certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
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to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
(long) time; (long) duration of time
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certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) |
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Etymology
From Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter One (first line after the opening poem).
Pronunciation
Proverb
分久必合，合久必分
- (literal) That which is long divided must unify; that which is long unified must divide.
- (figurative) worldly affairs are constantly changing
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