借指离别的亲人或朋友。
出处:《玉台新咏・古词〈东飞伯劳歌〉》:“东飞伯劳西飞燕,黄姑织女时相见。”
用法:作主语、宾语;指离别的亲人。
例子:伯劳飞燕东西别,忍向江城一笛吹。郁达夫《别戴某》诗
伯劳,伯劳鸟。伯劳飞燕用以比喻人的别离。《元・王子一・误入桃源・第三折》:“端的个人生最苦是别离,倒做了伯劳飞燕各东西。”《元・王实甫・西厢记・第二本・第四折》:“他曲未终,我意转浓,争奈伯劳飞燕各西东,尽在不言中。”
the shrike and the swallow flying in different directions--the couple has been torn apart against their own wishes