成语故事：分道扬镳 Divide the road and urge the horse on

分道扬镳

fēn dào yáng biāo

Divide the road and urge the horse on

分 means " to divide into", 道 means "the road', 扬 means " to raise up", 镳 means the 'bit of the horse's bridle'. 扬镳 Literally means 'to urge a horse on'. This metaphor is used when two people have to be separated and choose their own ways of living or doing their own work.

Literal meaning: Divide the road and urge the horse on

Explanation: Each goes his own way; Part company

E.g

由于意见上的不统一,我们只好分道扬镳了。

yóu yú yì jiàn shàng de bú tǒng yī ,wǒ men zhī hǎo fēn dào yáng biāo le 。

Because of the disagreement of our views, we could not but part company.