訣別

Chinese

	farewell; secrets (of an art)	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (訣別)	訣	別
simp. (诀别)	诀	别
alternative forms	決別／决别

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juébié

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ bit⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koat-pia̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juébié
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuébié
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²-pieh²
  - Yale: jywé-byé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuebye
  - Palladius: цзюэбе (czjuebe)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³ bit⁶
  - Yale: kyut biht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ bit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³ bid⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ piːt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-pia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kuat-pia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koatpiat
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ piɛt̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɛt̚²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuat̚³²⁻⁵ piɛt̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ piɛt̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ piɛt̚⁴/

Verb

訣別

(euphemistic) to bid farewell; to part (usually with the implication that there is little likelihood of meeting again)

Synonyms

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死別 / 死别 (sǐbié)
永別 / 永别 (yǒngbié) (euphemistic)
永訣 / 永诀 (yǒngjué) (literary, euphemistic)
長別 / 长别 (chángbié) (euphemistic)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
訣	別
けつ Jinmeiyō	べつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

訣(けつ)別(べつ) • (ketsubetsu) ^{←けつべつ (ketubetu)^?}

alternative spelling of 決別

Verb

訣(けつ)別(べつ)する • (ketsubetsu suru) ^{←けつべつ (ketubetu)^?}suru (stem 訣(けつ)別(べつ)し (ketsubetsu shi), past 訣(けつ)別(べつ)した (ketsubetsu shita))

alternative spelling of 決別

Conjugation

Conjugation of "訣別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	訣別し	けつべつし	ketsubetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	訣別し	けつべつし	ketsubetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	訣別する	けつべつする	ketsubetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	訣別する	けつべつする	ketsubetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	訣別すれ	けつべつすれ	ketsubetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	訣別せよ¹ 訣別しろ²	けつべつせよ¹ けつべつしろ²	ketsubetsu seyo¹ ketsubetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	訣別される	けつべつされる	ketsubetsu sareru
Causative	訣別させる訣別さす	けつべつさせるけつべつさす	ketsubetsu saseru ketsubetsu sasu
Potential	訣別できる	けつべつできる	ketsubetsu dekiru
Volitional	訣別しよう	けつべつしよう	ketsubetsu shiyō
Negative	訣別しない	けつべつしない	ketsubetsu shinai
Negative continuative	訣別せず	けつべつせず	ketsubetsu sezu
Formal	訣別します	けつべつします	ketsubetsu shimasu
Perfective	訣別した	けつべつした	ketsubetsu shita
Conjunctive	訣別して	けつべつして	ketsubetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	訣別すれば	けつべつすれば	ketsubetsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“^▲訣別”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026