Tử biệt sinh li
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Meaning · English
Death separates, life scatters
Literally: die separate, live apart
Examples
Sau khi bố mẹ mất, các anh em trong gia đình tôi đã tử biệt sinh li.After our parents passed away, my siblings and I went our separate ways.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Tử biệt sinh li” mean?
Death separates, life scatters Literally: die separate, live apart
Is “Tử biệt sinh li” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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