lei4 sik1離析离析

Jyutpinglei4 sik1

Yalelèih sīk

Definition

To separate, dissociate, disintegrate, or fall apart.

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How it's used

Literary in tone, this term is rarely used in casual, everyday speech and is mostly found in formal writing, news reports, or academic analysis. It carries a sense of structural collapse or the breaking down of a group or organization, rather than just physical separation. Using it in a casual conversation about friends breaking up might sound overly dramatic or pretentious.

Examples

ni1呢go3個tyun4團deoi2隊ji5已ging1經lei4離sik1析，mou5冇jan4人soeng2想zoi3再hap6合zok3作。

This team has already fallen apart, nobody wants to work together anymore.

keoi5佢dei2哋ge3嘅gwaan1關hai6係lei4離sik1析，zeoi3最hau6後kyut3決ding6定fan1分hoi1開。

Their relationship disintegrated, and they finally decided to separate.

Common phrases

fan1分bang1崩lei4離sik1析

fall apart at the seams

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 離散, which refers more specifically to the scattering of people or a diaspora. 離析 focuses on the internal breakdown or disintegration of a cohesive entity or structure.