Definition

1. Verb:
   • To separate married people; to cause a couple to part ways: "rẽ duyên" refers to the act of causing a separation between a married couple or lovers, often seen as an interference that breaks their bond or fate ("duyên").
   • To break off a romantic relationship; to end a love affair: It can also mean to dissolve or put an end to a romantic relationship.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lời đồn thổi ác ý đã rẽ duyên đôi vợ chồng trẻ. (Malicious gossip separated the young married couple.)
  • Không ai có quyền rẽ duyên của người khác. (No one has the right to break apart the relationship of others.)
  • Số phận trớ trêu rẽ duyên họ khi tình yêu mới chớm nở. (Cruel fate parted them just as their love began to blossom.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị rẽ duyên": to have one's relationship broken up.

  • Họ yêu nhau tha thiết nhưng cuối cùng lại bị rẽ duyên bởi hoàn cảnh gia đình. (They loved each other deeply but ultimately had their relationship torn apart by family circumstances.)

• "hành động rẽ duyên": the act of separating a couple.

  • Hành động rẽ duyên ấy thật đáng lên án. (That act of breaking up a couple is truly condemnable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chia lìa (verb): to part, to separate (often with a sense of permanence and sorrow). This is a close synonym but is more general, not specifically tied to romantic relationships.
• Ly gián (verb): to sow discord, to cause a rift between people. This focuses on the act of causing division.
• Ly dị (verb): to divorce. This is the formal, legal term for ending a marriage.

Synonyms

• Phân ly (verb): to separate, to part.
• Làm tan vỡ (verb phrase): to break up, to shatter (e.g., a relationship).

Related Phrases

• Rẽ (verb): to turn, to branch off, to separate. This is the root verb meaning to split or diverge.
• Duyên (noun): fate, predestined affinity, romantic bond. This refers to the destined connection between people, especially lovers.

Related Idioms

• Rẽ nửa vầng trăng: Literally "to split the half moon," poetically describing the separation of a couple.
  • Chiến tranh đã rẽ nửa vầng trăng, để lại nỗi đau chia cắt. (The war split the half moon, leaving the pain of separation.)
• Đứt gánh giữa đường: Literally "the carrying pole breaks mid-journey," meaning a relationship or endeavor is abruptly ended before completion.
  • Câu chuyện tình của họ như đứt gánh giữa đường vì sự can thiệp của gia đình. (Their love story was cut short mid-journey due to family interference.)

1. Separate married people