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不欢而散

bù huān ér sàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to part on bad terms / (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9659f5d471c82658. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不歡而散 不欢而散 [bu4 huan1 er2 san4] /to part on bad terms/(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord/

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Other forms in these source records: 不歡而散

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 欢
    huān

    joyous / happy / pleased / hubbub / clamor / a breed of horse

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 散
    sàn

    to scatter / to break up (a meeting etc) / to disperse / to disseminate / to dispel / (coll.) to sack

    sǎn

    scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.