fan1 lit6分裂

Jyutpingfan1 lit6

Yalefān liht

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To split, divide, or break apart; to disassociate or break off a relationship.

to split, crack open, or divide into parts
to sever a relationship, break apart, or split up

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How it's used

While often used in formal or political contexts to describe the breaking apart of groups or nations, it is also frequently applied to interpersonal relationships or abstract concepts. When describing a person's mental state, it is almost exclusively used in the compound 人格分裂. Unlike the English word split, which can be used for physical objects like wood or paper, this term carries a stronger sense of structural or social fragmentation.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個hou2好ci5似fan1分lit6裂zo2咗gam3咁，hou2好siu2少zoi3再jat1一cai4齊wun6玩。

The two of them seem to have drifted apart; they rarely hang out together anymore.

ni1呢go3個zou2組zik1織fan1分lit6裂zo2咗zi1之hau6後，lik6力loeng6量daai6大bat1不jyu4如cin4前。

After this organization split up, its power is not as strong as before.

Common phrases

jan4人gaak3格fan1分lit6裂

schizophrenia

fan1分lit6裂zou2組zik1織

splinter group

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe physical objects breaking into pieces, as 爛 or 裂開 are much more natural for physical damage. Using it to describe a simple physical break sounds overly dramatic or clinical.