A mirror of happiness

A mirror of happiness

Lechangzhijing, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l è ch āī ngzh ī J ì ng, which means the separation of husband and wife. It comes from the story of Lian Fang Lou

Analysis of Idioms

Yuechang breaks the mirror, Yuechang divides the mirror

[rhyme words] to get rid of one's life, to mention one's name and surname, to issue a decree, to be absent from one's position, to pursue one's own affairs, to seek wealth and harm one's life, to advance the virtuous and retreat from the sycophantic, to be square and upright, to cook the dragon and Phoenix, to have a national connection and people's life, and to be content and secure one's life

The origin of Idioms

According to jiandeng Xinhua Lianfang Lou Ji, "once the deeds are heard and the thoughts are blocked, the mirror of happiness may be divided from here on."

Idioms and allusions

When Chen of the Southern Dynasty was about to perish, Xu Deyan, the son-in-law, and Princess Lechang, his wife, thought that they could not protect each other, so they divided the bronze mirror into two. Each side held half of the mirror and acted separately. They agreed to sell broken mirrors in the street on January 15 to get in touch. Chen Dynasty perished, his wife did not enter the Yang Su family. At the end of the term, Xu Deyan went to Beijing to find his wife who sold broken mirrors, and the couple reunited.

Idiom usage

It refers to the separation of husband and wife.

Examples

Ji Yun's notes on Yuewei thatched cottage in the Qing Dynasty: "I doubt that the mirror of happiness is separated and combined, but there is no evidence."