別わかれを告つげる

expression, ichidan verb

say goodbye; bid farewell

A somewhat formal or literary expression for parting, often used when leaving a place, person, or situation, sometimes with a sense of finality.

• 彼かれは故こ郷きょうに別わかれを告つげて、都と会かいへ旅たび立だった。

  He said goodbye to his hometown and set off for the city.

• 長なが年ねんの習しゅう慣かんに別わかれを告つげるのは難むずかしい。

  It's hard to bid farewell to a long-standing habit.