破 镜 重 圆

pò jìng chóng yuándictionary entry

(lit.) the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom) / (fig.) long-separated lovers are reunited / a broken relationship is restored

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Original source entry:

破鏡重圓 破镜重圆 [po4 jing4 chong2 yuan2] /(lit.) the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)/(fig.) long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored/

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Other forms in these source records: 破鏡重圓

破
pò
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of
镜
jìng
mirror / lens
重
chóng
to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
zhòng
heavy / serious / to attach importance to
圆
yuán
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

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