分久必合,合久必分
Traditional form:
分久必合,合久必分
Pinyin (reading):
fēnjiǔbìhé,héjiǔbìfēn
Definitions:
- lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義/三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì))
- fig. things are constantly changing
Characters:
- 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
- 久 - long ago; a long time
- 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
- 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 久 - long ago; a long time
- 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
- 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
Traditional characters:
- 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
- 久 - long ago; a long time
- 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
- 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 久 - long ago; a long time
- 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
- 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity