Word information
Simplified棒打鸳鸯
Traditional棒打鴛鴦
Pinyinbàng dǎ yuān yāng
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Chinese word dictionary
棒打鸳鸯
bàng dǎ yuān yāng · (idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
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