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乐昌破镜

Lè chāng pò jìngdictionary entry
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(lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Lè chāng Gōng zhǔ] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / (fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

樂昌破鏡 乐昌破镜 [Le4 chang1 po4 jing4] /(lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)/(fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship/

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Other forms in these source records: 樂昌破鏡

  • 乐
    lào

    used in place names

    lè

    happy / cheerful / to laugh

    yuè

    music

    Lè

    surname Le

    Yuè

    surname Yue

  • 昌
    chāng

    (bound form) prosperous / flourishing

    Chāng

    surname Chang

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.