n. Disruption; coming apart; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of a meeting, assembly, or dinner party; the break-up of a spacecraft on re-entry into the atmosphere. Syn. -- separation, detachment. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
2. the termination of a relationship; a break-up of the government; the break-up of a marriage; the break-up of a business partnership; the break-up of a comedy team. Syn. -- dissolution. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
[三国 / 三國, Sān guóㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] Three Kingdoms period following the break-up of the Han (220-280); several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658, See Also: 新羅, 新罗#2792
[貂蝉 / 貂蟬, Diāo Chánㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ] Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布, See Also: 四大美女, 董卓, 呂布, 吕布#19750
[三国演义 / 三國演義, Sān guó yǎn yìㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ] Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao, See Also: 劉備, 蜀漢, 刘备, 蜀汉, 曹操, 魏#21589
[东魏 / 東魏, Dōng Wèiㄉㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ] Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, See Also: 北魏#60361