token of love

token of love

Dian He Jin Chai, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is di à NH é J à NCH à I, which means Dian he and Jin Chai. It is said that it is a token of love between Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and Princess Yang. Now generally refers to the keepsake between lovers. It comes from the song of everlasting regret by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the song of everlasting regret written by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the only way to express deep love is to send the old things together with gold and hairpin."

Idiom usage

As an object, it refers to the keepsake between lovers. The Ci of erlangshen by Liu Yong in Song Dynasty