The leaves of a broken tree

The leaves of a broken tree

Metaphor has been divided into things that cannot be compounded.

Idioms and allusions

[source] biography of Li mi in the new book of Tang Dynasty: "when Li huaiguang was rebellious, he was suffering from locust drought at the age of 20, and the commentators wanted to forgive him. Emperor Bo asked his ministers, and broke a Tung leaf to attach envoys, saying: 'your majesty and Huai Guang, the distinction between monarch and minister can not be combined, so the leaves are gone. 'so it's unforgivable. '

Discrimination of words

It refers to something that can't be compounded