kuí
暌
separated; estranged; apart
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to separate; to be apart; to be estranged
literaryLiterary usage. Commonly appears in set compounds such as 睽违, 睽隔, and 睽离. Indicates physical or emotional distance between people or between a person and a place.
Xiōng兄
dì弟
kuí睽
gé隔
，
yǐ已
yǒu有
shí十
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
。
The brothers have been separated and haven't seen each other for ten years.
Kuí睽
wéi违
yǐ已
jiǔ久
，
bù不
shèng胜
sī思
niàn念
。
We have been estranged for so long; I miss you beyond measure.
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Liǎng两
dì地
kuí睽
lí离
，
yīn音
xìn信
nán难
tōng通
。
The two places are separated, making communication difficult.