Break the mirror and divide the child

Break the mirror and divide the child

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ò J ì NGF ē NCH ā I, refers to the divorce of husband and wife. It is also called "breaking the mirror". It comes from Song Dynasty Li Zhiyuan's poem Bi Mudan.

The origin of Idioms

Li Zhiyuan's poem "Bi peony" in Song Dynasty: "break the mirror and reunite, divide the hairpin and the mother of pearl, and search for embroidered household pearl foil."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: broken mirror, broken hairpin, and antonym: broken mirror, reunited

Idiom usage

But today, it turns into a broken mirror, leaving rain and clouds behind. (Hu Wenhuan, Ming Dynasty)