divide household; live separately
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to divide the family estate and live separately (of brothers)
literaryLiterary term referring specifically to brothers separating the family property and establishing separate households.
Xiōng兄
dì弟
xī析
jū居
。
The brothers divided the family estate and lived separately.
Shù数
shì世
tóng同
jū居
，
bù不
mù慕
xī析
jū居
zhī之
lè乐
。
Several generations lived together, not envying the pleasure of separating the household.