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

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

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

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: gương vỡ lại lành (calque)

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