分 fan¹ {fēn}

1. to divide
2. to separate
3. to distribute
4. to allocate
5. to distinguish (good and bad)
6. part or subdivision
7. fraction
8. one tenth (of certain units)
9. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
10. minute
11. a point (in sports or games)
12. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

分 fan¹ {fèn}

1. part
2. share
3. ingredient
4. component

分開〔-开〕 fan¹ hoi¹ {fēn kāi}

to split

分離〔-离〕 fan¹ lei⁴ {fēn lí}

to split

分散 fan¹ saan³ {fēn sàn}

(verb) 1. Distract; 2. Spit; (of financial terminology) 1. Decentralization; 2. Diversify

分線〔-线〕 fan¹ sin³ {fēn xiàn}

branching

分數〔-数〕 fan¹ sou³ {fēn shù}

able to handle; planned in mind (Cantonese)

分式 fan⁶ sik¹ {fēn shì}

fraction

分班 fan¹ baan¹ {fēn bān}

to divide people into groups, teams, squads etc

分包 fan¹ baau¹ {fēn bāo}

to subcontract

分泌 fan¹ bei³ {fēn mì}

1. to secrete
2. secretion

分辨 fan¹ bin⁶ {fēn biàn}

1. to distinguish
2. to differentiate
3. to resolve

分辯〔-辩〕 fan¹ bin⁶ {fēn biàn}

1. to explain the facts
2. to defend against an accusation

分別〔-别〕 fan¹ bit⁶ {fēn bié}

1. to part or leave each other
2. to distinguish
3. difference
4. in different ways
5. differently
6. separately or individually

分佈〔-布〕 fan¹ bou³ {fēn bù}

1. distributed
2. to distribute

分部 fan¹ bou⁶ {fēn bù}

1. branch
2. subsection
3. to subdivide

分貝〔-贝〕 fan¹ bui³ {fēn bèi}

decibel

分叉 fan¹ caa¹ {fēn chà}

1. fork
2. bifurcation
3. to divide

分岔 fan¹ caa³ {fēn chà}

bifurcation

分冊〔-册〕 fan¹ caak³ {fēn cè}

1. volume (one of a series)
2. fascicule

分拆 fan¹ caak³ {fèn chāi}

1. to separate off
2. to hive off
3. a demerger

分餐 fan¹ caan¹ {fēn cān}

1. separate meals
2. to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table)

分層〔-层〕 fan¹ cang⁴ {fēn céng}

1. lamination
2. layering
3. stratification
4. delamination

分詞〔-词〕 fan¹ ci⁴ {fēn cí}

1. participle
2. word segmentation

分錢〔-钱〕 fan¹ cin⁴ {fēn qián}

1. cent
2. penny

分清 fan¹ cing¹ {fēn qīng}

1. to distinguish (between different things)
2. to make distinctions clear

分設〔-设〕 fan¹ cit³ {fēn shè}

1. to set up separately
2. to establish separate units

分寸 fan¹ cyun³ {fēn cun}

1. propriety
2. appropriate behavior
3. proper speech or action
4. within the norms

分擔〔-担〕 fan¹ daam¹ {fēn dān}

to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

分隊〔-队〕 fan¹ deoi⁶ {fēn duì}

military platoon or squad

分點〔-点〕 fan¹ dim² {fēn diǎn}

point of division

分店 fan¹ dim³ {fēn diàn}

1. branch (of a chain store)
2. annex

分掉 fan¹ diu⁶ {fēn diào}

1. to share
2. to divide up

分當〔-当〕 fan¹ dong¹ {fèn dāng}

1. as should be
2. as expected

分度 fan¹ dou⁶ {fēn dù}

graduation (of a measuring instrument)

分段 fan¹ dyun⁶ {fēn duàn}

segment

分化 fan¹ faa³ {fēn huà}

1. to split apart
2. differentiation

分發〔-发〕 fan¹ faat³ {fēn fā}

1. to distribute
2. distribution
3. to assign (sb) to a job

分房 fan¹ fong² {fēn fáng}

1. to sleep in separate rooms
2. distribution of social housing

分封 fan¹ fung¹ {fēn fēng}

to divide and confer (property on one's descendants)

分縫〔-缝〕 fan¹ fung⁴ {fēn fèng}

part (in one's hair)

分家 fan¹ gaa¹ {fēn jiā}

1. to separate and live apart
2. division of a large family into smaller groups

分解 fan¹ gaai² {fēn jiě}

1. to resolve
2. to decompose
3. to break down

分隔 fan¹ gaak³ {fēn gé}

1. to divide
2. to separate
3. partition

分機〔-机〕 fan¹ gei¹ {fēn jī}

1. (telephone) extension
2. CL: 臺

分居 fan¹ geoi¹ {fēn jū}

1. to separate (married couple)
2. to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)

分句 fan¹ geoi³ {fēn jù}

clause (in European grammar)

分割 fan¹ got³ {fēn gē}

1. to cut up
2. to break up

分局 fan¹ guk⁶ {fēn jú}

sub-bureau

分管 fan¹ gun² {fēn guǎn}

1. to be put in charge of
2. to be responsible for
3. branched passage

分工 fan¹ gung¹ {fēn gōng}

1. to divide up the work
2. division of labor

分光 fan¹ gwong¹ {fēn guāng}

diffraction (of light)

分校 fan¹ haau⁶ {fēn xiào}

branch of a school

分克 fan¹ hak¹ {fēn kè}

decigram

分曉〔-晓〕 fan¹ hiu² {fēn xiǎo}

1. the result (becomes apparent)
2. now one understands

分享 fan¹ hoeng² {fēn xiǎng}

to share (let others have some of sth good)

分開〔-开〕 fan¹ hoi¹ {fēn kāi}

1. to separate
2. to part

分行 fan¹ hong² {fēn háng}

1. branch of bank or store
2. subsidiary bank

分項〔-项〕 fan¹ hong⁶ {fēn xiàng}

sub-item (of program)

分毫 fan¹ hou⁴ {fēn háo}

1. fraction
2. slightest difference
3. hairsbreadth

分號〔-号〕 fan¹ hou⁶ {fēn hào}

semicolon (punct.)

分洪 fan¹ hung⁴ {fēn hóng}

1. to separate flood
2. flood defense

分紅〔-红〕 fan¹ hung⁴ {fēn hóng}

1. dividend
2. to award a bonus

分憂〔-忧〕 fan¹ jau¹ {fēn yōu}

1. to share tribulations
2. to help sb with worries and difficulties

分野 fan¹ je⁵ {fēn yě}

1. dividing line between distinct realms
2. boundary
3. field-allocation (in Chinese astrology, the association between celestial regions and corresponding terrestrial realms)

分宜 fan¹ ji⁴ {Fēn yí}

Fenyi county in Xinyu 新餘, Jiangxi

分異〔-异〕 fan¹ ji⁶ {fēn yì}

1. distinction
2. differentiation

分形 fan¹ jing⁴ {fēn xíng}

fractal

分頁〔-页〕 fan¹ jip⁶ {fēn yè}

1. tab window (in a web browser etc)
2. paging
3. pagination
4. page break (computing)

分櫱〔-蘖〕 fan¹ jit⁶ {fēn niè}

tiller (stem at the base of grass plants)

分級〔-级〕 fan¹ kap¹ {fēn jí}

1. to rank
2. to grade
3. to classify
4. rank
5. grade
6. classification

分給〔-给〕 fan¹ kap¹ {fēn gěi}

to divide (and give to others)

分期 fan¹ kei⁴ {fēn qī}

1. by stages
2. staggered
3. step by step
4. in installments

分歧 fan¹ kei⁴ {fēn qí}

1. difference (of opinion, position)
2. bifurcation

分區〔-区〕 fan¹ keoi¹ {fēn qū}

1. allocated area (for housing, industry etc)
2. district

分權〔-权〕 fan¹ kyun⁴ {fēn quán}

separation of powers

分立 fan¹ laap⁶ {fēn lì}

1. to establish as separate entities
2. to divide (a company etc) into independent entities
3. discrete
4. separate
5. separation (of powers etc)

分流 fan¹ lau⁴ {fēn liú}

bypass

分餾〔-馏〕 fan¹ lau⁶ {fēn liú}

fractional distillation

分離〔-离〕 fan¹ lei⁴ {fēn lí}

to separate

分類〔-类〕 fan¹ leoi⁶ {fēn lèi}

classification

分裂 fan¹ lit⁶ {fēn liè}

1. to split up
2. to divide
3. to break up
4. fission
5. schism

分列 fan¹ lit⁶ {fēn liè}

1. to divide into rows
2. to identify subcategories
3. to break down into constituent parts
4. breakdown
5. disaggregation

分錄〔-录〕 fan¹ luk⁶ {fēn lù}

entry (accounting)

分米 fan¹ mai⁵ {fēn mǐ}

decimeter

分袂 fan¹ mai⁶ {fēn mèi}

1. to leave each other
2. to part company

分文 fan¹ man⁴ {fēn wén}

1. a single penny
2. a single cent

分娩 fan¹ min⁵ {fēn miǎn}

1. labor
2. parturition
3. delivery

分明 fan¹ ming⁴ {fēn míng}

1. clear
2. distinct
3. evidently
4. clearly

分瓦 fan¹ ngaa⁵ {fēn wǎ}

deciwatt

分派 fan¹ paai³ {fēn pài}

1. to assign (a task to different people)
2. to allocate

分批 fan¹ pai¹ {fēn pī}

to do sth in batches or groups

分頻〔-频〕 fan¹ pan⁴ {fēn pín}

1. frequency sharing
2. subdivision of radio waveband

分配 fan¹ pui³ {fēn pèi}

1. to distribute
2. to assign
3. to allocate
4. to partition (a hard drive)

分散 fan¹ saan³ {fēn sàn}

1. to scatter
2. to disperse
3. to distribute

分心 fan¹ sam¹ {fēn xīn}

to distract

分身 fan¹ san¹ {fēn shēn}

1. to spare time for a separate task
2. doppelgänger
3. sockpuppet (Internet slang)

分神 fan¹ san⁴ {fēn shén}

1. to give attention to sth
2. please give (some of your valuable) attention to my task
3. to be distracted

分手 fan¹ sau² {fēn shǒu}

1. to part company
2. to split up
3. to break up

分社 fan¹ se⁵ {fēn shè}

1. sub-division or branch of an organization
2. news bureau

分時〔-时〕 fan¹ si⁴ {fēn shí}

time-sharing

分析 fan¹ sik¹ {fēn xī}

1. to analyze
2. analysis
3. CL: 個

分色 fan¹ sik¹ {fēn sè}

color separation

分成 fan¹ sing⁴ {fēn chéng}

1. to divide (into)
2. to split a bonus
3. to break into
4. tenths
5. percentage allotment

分銷〔-销〕 fan¹ siu¹ {fēn xiāo}

1. distribution
2. retail store

分所 fan¹ so² {fēn suǒ}

branch (of a company etc)

分相 fan¹ soeng¹ {fēn xiàng}

split phase (elec.)

分數〔-数〕 fan¹ sou³ {fēn shù}

1. (exam) grade
2. mark
3. score
4. fraction

分訴〔-诉〕 fan¹ sou³ {fēn sù}

1. to narrate
2. to explain
3. to justify oneself

分屬〔-属〕 fan¹ suk⁶ {fēn shǔ}

classification

分送 fan¹ sung³ {fēn sòng}

1. send
2. distribute

分說〔-说〕 fan¹ syut³ {fēn shuō}

to explain (the difference)

分攤〔-摊〕 fan¹ taan¹ {fēn tān}

1. to share (costs, responsibilities)
2. to apportion

分頭〔-头〕 fan¹ tau⁴ {fēn tóu}

1. separately
2. severally
3. parted hair

分桃 fan¹ tou⁴ {fēn táo}

homosexual

分為〔-为〕 fan¹ wai⁴ {fēn wéi}

1. to divide sth into (parts)
2. to subdivide

分會〔-会〕 fan¹ wui² {fēn huì}

branch

分站 fan¹ zaam⁶ {fēn zhàn}

substation

分針〔-针〕 fan¹ zam¹ {fēn zhēn}

minute hand (of a clock)

分爭〔-争〕 fan¹ zang¹ {fēn zhēng}

1. to dispute
2. to struggle for mastery

分支 fan¹ zi¹ {fēn zhī}

1. branch (of company, river etc)
2. to branch
3. to diverge
4. to ramify
5. to subdivide

分枝 fan¹ zi¹ {fēn zhī}

branch

分子 fan¹ zi² {fēn zǐ}

1. molecule
2. (math) numerator of a fraction

分治 fan¹ zi⁶ {fēn zhì}

1. separate government
2. partition

分節〔-节〕 fan¹ zit³ {fēn jié}

segmented

分賬〔-账〕 fan¹ zoeng³ {fēn zhàng}

to share profits (or debt)

分贓〔-赃〕 fan¹ zong¹ {fēn zāng}

1. to share the booty
2. to divide ill-gotten gains

分裝〔-装〕 fan¹ zong¹ {fēn zhuāng}

1. to divide into portions
2. to package in smaller quantities
3. to separate into loads

分組〔-组〕 fan¹ zou² {fēn zǔ}

1. to divide into groups
2. subgroup

分鐘〔-钟〕 fan¹ zung¹ {fēn zhōng}

minute

分量 fan⁶ loeng⁶ {fēn liàng}

(vector) component

分量 fan⁶ loeng⁶ {fèn liang}

1. quantity
2. weight
3. measure

分母 fan⁶ mou⁵ {fēn mǔ}

denominator of a fraction

分外 fan⁶ ngoi⁶ {fèn wài}

1. exceptionally
2. not one's responsibility or job

分內〔-内〕 fan⁶ noi⁶ {fèn nèi}

1. one's job or duty
2. within one's remit

分之 fan⁶ zi¹ {fēn zhī}

(indicating a fraction)

份子〔分-〕 fan⁶ zi² {fèn zǐ}

1. members of a class or group
2. political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
3. part

分餅仔〔-饼-〕 fan¹ beng² zai² {fēn bǐng zǐ}

to equally share profits or something amongst a group

分得出 fan¹ dak¹ ceot¹ {fēn de chū}

able to differentiate

分分鐘〔--钟〕 fan¹ fan¹ zung¹ {fēn fēn zhōng}

every minute; at all times; always; at any moment

分豬肉〔-猪-〕 fan¹ zyu¹ juk⁶ {fēn zhū ròu}

to allocate equally; rewarding everyone

分泌物 fan¹ bei³ mat⁶ {fēn mì wù}

secretion

分辨率 fan¹ bin⁶ leot² {fēn biàn lǜ}

resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc)

分佈式〔-布-〕 fan¹ bou³ sik¹ {fēn bù shì}

distributed

分佈圖〔-布图〕 fan¹ bou³ tou⁴ {fēn bù tú}

1. scatter diagram
2. distribution chart
3. histogram

分步驟〔--骤〕 fan¹ bou⁶ zau⁶ {fēn bù zhòu}

1. step by step
2. one step at a time

分封制 fan¹ fung¹ zai³ {fēn fēng zhì}

1. the feudal system
2. system of enfeoffment

分界線〔--线〕 fan¹ gaai³ sin³ {fēn jiè xiàn}

dividing line

分角器 fan¹ gok³ hei³ {fēn jiǎo qì}

a protractor (device to divide angles)

分割區〔--区〕 fan¹ got³ keoi¹ {fēn gē qū}

partition (computing)

分公司 fan¹ gung¹ si¹ {fēn gōng sī}

1. subsidiary company
2. branch office

分系統〔--统〕 fan¹ hai⁶ tung² {fēn xì tǒng}

subsystem

分音符 fan¹ jam¹ fu⁴ {fēn yīn fú}

1. dieresis
2. umlaut
3. diacritical mark separating two adjacent syllables

分宜縣〔--县〕 fan¹ ji⁴ jyun⁶ {Fēn yí xiàn}

Fenyi county in Xinyu 新餘, Jiangxi

分歧點〔--点〕 fan¹ kei⁴ dim² {fēn qí diǎn}

1. branch point
2. division point

分類學〔-类学〕 fan¹ leoi⁶ hok⁶ {fēn lèi xué}

1. taxonomy
2. taxology
3. systematics

分類帳〔-类帐〕 fan¹ leoi⁶ zoeng³ {fēn lèi zhàng}

1. a ledger
2. a spreadsheet

分配器 fan¹ pui³ hei³ {fēn pèi qì}

1. dispenser (for consumables such as liquid soap)
2. splitter (for cable TV signal etc)

分配律 fan¹ pui³ leot⁶ {fēn pèi lǜ}

distributivity

分散式 fan¹ saan³ sik¹ {fēn sàn shì}

distributed

分水嶺〔--岭〕 fan¹ seoi² leng⁵ {fēn shuǐ lǐng}

1. water divide
2. watershed

分水線〔--线〕 fan¹ seoi² sin³ {fēn shuǐ xiàn}

watershed

分析法 fan¹ sik¹ faat³ {fēn xī fǎ}

1. the analytic method
2. analytic reasoning

分析家 fan¹ sik¹ gaa¹ {fēn xī jiā}

(political) analyst

分析器 fan¹ sik¹ hei³ {fēn xī qì}

analyzer

分析學〔--学〕 fan¹ sik¹ hok⁶ {fēn xī xué}

1. mathematical analysis
2. calculus

分析語〔--语〕 fan¹ sik¹ jyu⁵ {fēn xī yǔ}

analytic language

分析員〔--员〕 fan¹ sik¹ jyun⁴ {fēn xī yuán}

analyst (e.g. of news)

分析師〔--师〕 fan¹ sik¹ si¹ {fēn xī shī}

1. analyst
2. commentator

分銷店〔-销-〕 fan¹ siu¹ dim³ {fēn xiāo diàn}

retail store

分銷商〔-销-〕 fan¹ siu¹ soeng¹ {fēn xiāo shāng}

distributor

分頭路〔-头-〕 fan¹ tau⁴ lou⁶ {fēn tóu lù}

part (in one's hair)

分會場〔-会场〕 fan¹ wui² coeng⁴ {fēn huì chǎng}

sub-venues

分子量 fan¹ zi² loeng⁶ {fēn zǐ liàng}

molecular mass

分子篩〔--筛〕 fan¹ zi² sai¹ {fēn zǐ shāi}

molecular sieve

分子式 fan¹ zi² sik¹ {fēn zǐ shì}

molecular formula

分至點〔--点〕 fan¹ zi³ dim² {fēn zhì diǎn}

1. common word for equinox and solstice
2. point of difference
3. point of divergence

分裝機〔-装机〕 fan¹ zong¹ gei¹ {fēn zhuāng jī}

1. racking machine
2. filling machine

分甘同味 fan¹ gam¹ tung⁴ mei⁶ {fēn gān tóng wèi}

sharing good things and happiness

分類廣告〔-类广-〕 fan¹ leoi⁶ gwong² gou³ {fēn lèi guǎng gào}

classified advertising

分門別類〔-门别类〕 fan¹ mun⁴ bit⁶ leoi⁶ {fēn mén bié lèi}

to categorize

分我杯羹 fan¹ ngo⁵ bui¹ gang¹ {fēn wǒ bēi gēng}

sharing of benefits or profits yield

分身乏術〔---术〕 fan¹ san¹ fat⁶ seot⁶ {fēn shēn fá shù}

to be fully occupied or busy with work

分式方程 fan⁶ sik¹ fong¹ cing⁴ {fēn shì fāng chéng}

Fractional Equation

分子結構〔--结构〕 fan⁶ zi² git³ gau³ {fēn zǐ jié gòu}

Molecular Geometry

分崩離析〔--离-〕 fan¹ bang¹ lei⁴ sik¹ {fēn bēng lí xī}

1. to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
2. falling to pieces

分泌顆粒〔--颗-〕 fan¹ bei³ fo² lap¹ {fēn mì kē lì}

secretory granule

分波多工 fan¹ bo¹ do¹ gung¹ {fēn bō duō gōng}

1. wavelength division multiplexing
2. WDM

分佈控制〔-布--〕 fan¹ bou³ hung³ zai³ {fēn bù kòng zhì}

distributed control

分道揚鑣〔--扬镳〕 fan¹ dou⁶ joeng⁴ biu¹ {fēn dào yáng biāo}

1. lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
2. fig. to part ways

分解代謝〔---谢〕 fan¹ gaai² doi⁶ ze⁶ {fēn jiě dài xiè}

1. catabolism (biology)
2. metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
3. dissimilation

分解作用 fan¹ gaai² zok³ jung⁶ {fēn jiě zuò yòng}

decomposition

分毫之差 fan¹ hou⁴ zi¹ caa¹ {fēn háo zhī chā}

hairsbreadth difference

分而治之 fan¹ ji⁴ zi⁶ zi¹ {fēn ér zhì zhī}

1. divide and rule (strategy)
2. divide and conquer

分形幾何〔--几-〕 fan¹ jing⁴ gei² ho⁴ {fēn xíng jǐ hé}

fractal geometry

分期付款 fan¹ kei⁴ fu⁶ fun² {fēn qī fù kuǎn}

1. to pay in installments
2. payment in installments

分權制衡〔-权--〕 fan¹ kyun⁴ zai³ hang⁴ {fēn quán zhì héng}

separation of powers for checks and balances

分流電路〔--电-〕 fan¹ lau⁴ din⁶ lou⁶ {fēn liú diàn lù}

1. shunt circuit
2. current divider (electronics)

分離份子〔-离分-〕 fan¹ lei⁴ fan⁶ zi² {fēn lí fèn zǐ}

separatist

分離主義〔-离-义〕 fan¹ lei⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {fēn lí zhǔ yì}

separatism

分類理論〔-类-论〕 fan¹ leoi⁶ lei⁵ leon⁶ {fēn lèi lǐ lùn}

classification theory

分裂組織〔--组织〕 fan¹ lit⁶ zou² zik¹ {fēn liè zǔ zhī}

1. separatist organization
2. meristem (botany)

分裂主義〔---义〕 fan¹ lit⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {fēn liè zhǔ yì}

separatism

分文不取 fan¹ man⁴ bat¹ ceoi² {fēn wén bù qǔ}

to give for free

分秒必爭〔---争〕 fan¹ miu⁵ bit¹ zang¹ {fēn miǎo bì zhēng}

1. seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
2. every moment counts

分生組織〔--组织〕 fan¹ sang¹ zou² zik¹ {fēn shēng zǔ zhī}

meristem

分手代理 fan¹ sau² doi⁶ lei⁵ {fēn shǒu dài lǐ}

"break-up agent", person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so

分時多工〔-时--〕 fan¹ si⁴ do¹ gung¹ {fēn shí duō gōng}

1. time division multiplexing
2. TDM

分析處理〔--处-〕 fan¹ sik¹ cyu² lei⁵ {fēn xī chǔ lǐ}

1. to parse
2. analysis processing
3. to analyze and treat

分析化學〔---学〕 fan¹ sik¹ faa³ hok⁶ {fēn xī huà xué}

analytical chemistry

分色鏡頭〔--镜头〕 fan¹ sik¹ geng³ tau⁴ {fēn sè jìng tóu}

process lens (working by color separation)

分析人士 fan¹ sik¹ jan⁴ si⁶ {fēn xī rén shì}

1. analyst
2. expert

分析研究 fan¹ sik¹ jin⁴ gau³ {fēn xī yán jiū}

1. analysis
2. research

分星掰兩〔---两〕 fan¹ sing¹ baai¹ loeng⁵ {fēn xīng bāi liǎng}

1. punctilious
2. clear and detailed

分銷網絡〔-销网络〕 fan¹ siu¹ mong⁵ lok⁶ {fēn xiāo wǎng luò}

distribution network

分數掛帥〔-数挂帅〕 fan¹ sou³ gwaa³ seoi³ {fēn shù guà shuài}

1. preoccupied with school grades
2. over-emphasis on test scores

分庭抗禮〔---礼〕 fan¹ ting⁴ kong³ lai⁵ {fēn tíng kàng lǐ}

1. peer competition
2. to function as rivals
3. to make claims as an equal

分子醫學〔--医学〕 fan¹ zi² ji¹ hok⁶ {fēn zǐ yī xué}

molecular medicine

分子雜交〔--杂-〕 fan¹ zi² zaap⁶ gaau¹ {fēn zǐ zá jiāo}

molecular hybridization

分組交換〔-组-换〕 fan¹ zou² gaau¹ wun⁶ {fēn zǔ jiāo huàn}

packet switching

分竈吃飯〔-灶-饭〕 fan¹ zou³ hek³ faan⁶ {fēn zào chī fàn}

"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC

分子料理 fan⁶ zi² liu⁶ lei⁵ {fēn zǐ liào lǐ}

molecular gastronomy

分佈式結構〔-布-结构〕 fan¹ bou³ sik¹ git³ kau³ {fēn bù shì jié gòu}

distributed architecture

分佈式網絡〔-布-网络〕 fan¹ bou³ sik¹ mong⁵ lok⁶ {fēn bù shì wǎng luò}

distributed network

分佈式環境〔-布-环-〕 fan¹ bou³ sik¹ waan⁴ ging² {fēn bù shì huán jìng}

distributed environment (computing)

分巡兵備道〔---备-〕 fan¹ ceon⁴ bing¹ bei⁶ dou⁶ {Fēn xún Bīng Bèi dào}

Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command

分形幾何學〔--几-学〕 fan¹ jing⁴ gei² ho⁴ hok⁶ {fēn xíng jǐ hé xué}

fractal geometry

分散的策略 fan¹ saan³ dik¹ caak³ loek⁶ {fēn sàn de cè lüè}

diffused strategy

分散注意力 fan¹ saan³ zyu³ ji³ lik⁶ {fēn sàn zhù yì lì}

1. to distract
2. to divert the attention

分析心理學〔----学〕 fan¹ sik¹ sam¹ lei⁵ hok⁶ {fēn xī xīn lǐ xué}

1. analytical psychology
2. Jungian psychology

分子化合物 fan¹ zi² faa³ hap⁶ mat⁶ {fēn zǐ huà hé wù}

molecular biology

分子生物學〔----学〕 fan¹ zi² sang¹ mat⁶ hok⁶ {fēn zǐ shēng wù xué}

molecular biology

分子遺傳學〔--遗传学〕 fan¹ zi² wai⁴ cyun⁴ hok⁶ {fēn zǐ yí chuán xué}

molecular genetics

分粉訓墳憤份〔--训坟愤-〕 fan¹ fan² fan³ fan⁴ fan⁵ fan⁶ {fēn fěn xùn fén fèn fèn}

a phrase that demonstrate similar syllables pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Cantonese

分佈式拒絕服務〔-布--绝-务〕 fan¹ bou³ sik¹ keoi⁵ zyut⁶ fuk⁶ mou⁶ {fēn bù shì jù jué fú wù}

distributed denial of service (DDOS) form of Internet attack

分裂情感性障礙〔------碍〕 fan¹ lit⁶ cing⁴ gam² sing³ zoeng³ ngoi⁶ {fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài}

schizoaffective disorder

分粉訓墳憤份忽發佛〔--训坟愤--发-〕 fan¹ fan² fan³ fan⁴ fan⁵ fan⁶ fat¹ faat³ fat⁶ {fēn fěn xùn fén fèn fèn hū fā fó}

a phrase that demonstrate similar syllables pronounced with the first tone to the ninth tone respectively in Cantonese

分久必合，合久必分 fan¹ gau² bit¹ hap⁶, hap⁶ gau² bit¹ fan¹ {fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn}

1. lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義)
2. fig. things are constantly changing