分道扬镳 in English fen1 dao4 yang2 biao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to part ways

Simplified Characters

分 道 扬 镳

Traditional Characters

分 道 揚 鑣

Pinyin

fen1 dao4 yang2 biao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

分fen1to divide 道dao4road 扬yang2abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] 镳biao1horsebit