kit3 fut3契闊契阔

Jyutpingkit3 fut3

Yalekit fut

Definition

To be separated from one another.

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How it's used

This term is derived from classical Chinese literature and carries a heavy, poetic, or melancholic tone. It is rarely used in casual daily speech and is mostly reserved for formal writing, song lyrics, or dramatic storytelling to emphasize a long, painful, or significant period of separation.

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋zi6自cung4從go2嗰ci3次kit3契fut3闊zi1之hau6後，hou2好noi6耐mou5冇gin3見。

We haven't seen each other for a long time since we were separated that time.

nei5你dei6哋kit3契fut3闊zo2咗gam3咁do1多nin4年，zung6仲gei3記m4唔gei3記dak1得deoi3對fong1方aa4呀？

You two have been separated for so many years, do you still remember each other?

Common phrases

kit3契fut3闊do1多nin4年

separated for many years

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a common verb like 分開, but using it in a casual conversation about missing a bus or a friend who went to the store will sound extremely unnatural and overly dramatic.