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things that come together can also come apart; what may be joined may be separated
Proverb expressing the impermanence of unions; often used to remind that relationships, partnerships, or assembled things can dissolve.
「合わせ物は離れ物」というから、結婚もいつか終わるかもしれない。
As the proverb goes, 'things that come together can also come apart,' so even a marriage might end someday.
ビジネスの提携も、合わせ物は離れ物だ。
Business partnerships, too, are things that come together and can come apart.