破鏡

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See also: 破镜

Chinese

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to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
mirror; lens
trad. (破鏡)
simp. (破镜)

Etymology

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ferocious beast that eats its own father
Earliest extant attestation is in Book of Han. Related to (jìng, “a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own mother shortly after birth”), attested in 《述異記Tales of Strange Matters ([late 5th century]) by 任昉 Ren Fang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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破鏡

  1. (literally) broken mirror
  2. parting of a married couple
  3. (literary) waning moon; quarter moon; half-moon
  4. (Chinese mythology) pojing, a ferocious beast that eats its own father
    alt. forms: 破獍 (pòjìng)

Derived terms

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