破鏡重圓

Chinese

		broken mirror; parting of a married couple	to have a reunion after a long parting
trad. (破鏡重圓)		破鏡	重圓
simp. (破镜重圆)		破镜	重圆

Etymology

Literally: to repair a broken mirror so that it is whole again

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòjìngchóngyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ geng³ cung⁴ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòjìngchóngyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòjìngchóngyuán
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-ching⁴-chʻung²-yüan²
    • Yale: pwò-jìng-chúng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohjinqchorngyuan
    • Palladius: поцзинчунъюань (poczinčunʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ geng³ cung⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: po geng chùhng yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ geng³ tsung⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ géng³ cung⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ kɛːŋ³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

Idiom

破鏡重圓

1. to be reunited after a long period of separation (said of a couple)

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: gương vỡ lại lành (calque)