Fen huo, Fēn huǒ, Fēn huō: 2 definitions

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分夥 [fēn huǒ] [fen huo]—
To separate from each other, no longer in partnership (合夥 [he huo]). For example: "He and I have been separated for many years."

fēn huǒ: bǐ cǐ fēn kāi, bù zài hé huǒ. rú: “wǒ hé tā yǐ fēn huǒ duō nián le.”

fen huo: bi ci fen kai, bu zai he huo. ru: "wo he ta yi fen huo duo nian le."

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分豁 [fēn huō] [fen huo]—
To exonerate, to explain or defend oneself.
From Popular Novels from the Capital Edition (《京本通俗小說 [jing ben tong su xiao shuo]》), "The Wrongful Execution of Cui Ning" (《錯斬崔寧 [cuo zhan cui ning]》): "Everyone was in an uproar, and just then unable to explain themselves (不開 [bu kai]), when they saw Elder Wang (王老員外 [wang lao yuan wai]) and his daughter (女兒 [nu er]) tottering home step by step."
Ming Dynasty (明 [ming]) Jia Zhongming's (賈仲名 [jia zhong ming]) The Paired Jade Combs (《對玉梳 [dui yu shu]》), Act Two (第二折 [di er zhe]): "How can there be a resolution for the eyes of one who died a violent death (橫死眼 [heng si yan])? Who knows how a mouth that spews maggots (噴蛆口 [pen qu kou]) will be dealt with (發落 [fa luo])?"

fēn huō: kāi tuō,, fēn biàn. < jīng běn tōng sú xiǎo shuō． cuò zhǎn cuī níng>: “zhòng rén dōu hé nào zhe, zhèng zài nà lǐ fēn huō bù kāi, zhǐ jiàn wáng lǎo yuán wài hé nǚ ér yī bù yī diān zǒu huí jiā lái.” míng． jiǎ zhòng míng < duì yù shū> dì èr zhé: “héng sǐ yǎn rú hé yǒu gè fēn huō, pēn qū kǒu zhī tā zěn shēng fā luò.”

fen huo: kai tuo,, fen bian. < jing ben tong su xiao shuo. cuo zhan cui ning>: "zhong ren dou he nao zhe, zheng zai na li fen huo bu kai, zhi jian wang lao yuan wai he nu er yi bu yi dian zou hui jia lai." ming. jia zhong ming < dui yu shu> di er zhe: "heng si yan ru he you ge fen huo, pen qu kou zhi ta zen sheng fa luo."