lei4 fan1離婚离婚

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動詞Common

Definition

To get divorced; to legally dissolve a marriage.

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How it's used

Divorce is a sensitive topic, so the verb is often used with the aspect marker 咗 to indicate the completed action of ending a marriage. When discussing the legal process, people often use the phrase 搞離婚 to emphasize the administrative or procedural aspect of the separation.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋git3結fan1婚mou5冇noi2耐zau6就lei4離zo2咗fan1婚。

They got divorced not long after they got married.

nei5你nam2諗cing1清co2楚mei6未aa4呀？zan1真hai6係jiu3要lei4離fan1婚？

Have you thought it through? Do you really want to divorce?

Common phrases

gaau2搞lei4離fan1婚

to go through the divorce process

san1申cing2請lei4離fan1婚

to file for divorce

Common mistake

Avoid using 離婚 as a noun to describe the person who is divorced, as that would be 離婚人士. Learners sometimes incorrectly use it as a transitive verb with the spouse as the direct object, but it is standard to use the preposition 同 to connect the two parties involved.