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The Chinese idiom "不欢而散" is formed by sequentially combining the character "不" (not) to negate "欢" (joy), creating the concept of "unhappy", followed by the conjunction "而" (and then) to connect it to "散" (disperse), resulting in a literal meaning of "unhappy and then disperse", which directly conveys the idea of a disagreement leading to a parting.

Word Definition - 不欢而散

bù huān ér sàn to part on bad terms; (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord