Definition

1. Verb:
   • To divorce: To legally dissolve a marriage between two people. This is the formal and primary meaning of "ly dị".

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ đã ly dị sau mười năm chung sống. (They divorced after ten years of living together.)
  • Cô ấy muốn ly dị chồng. (She wants to divorce her husband.)
  • Vụ ly dị của họ được tòa án phê chuẩn. (Their divorce was granted by the court.)

Advanced Usage

• "xin ly dị": to sue for divorce, to file for divorce.
  • Bà ấy đã nộp đơn xin ly dị. (She filed for divorce.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ly hôn (v): A synonym for "ly dị", also meaning to divorce. The terms are often used interchangeably.
  • Ly hôn là quyết định cuối cùng của họ. (Divorce was their final decision.)

Synonyms

• Divorce: To legally end a marriage.
• Split up: (Informal) To end a marriage or relationship.

Related Idioms

• Đường ai nấy đi: Literally "each person goes their own way"; used to describe a separation or divorce.
  • Sau ly dị, họ đường ai nấy đi. (After the divorce, they went their separate ways.)

verb

1. to divorce
   • chúng tôi đã ly dị nhau
     we have been divorced
   • xin ly dị
     to sue for a divorce