各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
to go separate ways
Character by character
各gè
each
each
奔bèn
heads
heads
东dōng
east
east
西xī
west
west
Example
毕业以后,同学们就各奔东西了。
After graduation, our classmates went their separate ways.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
奔 is bèn (head for) in mainland standard.
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