Broken gold and powder
Broken gold and powder, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du à NJ à NL í NGF à n, meaning broken flower mother of Pearl and scattered lead powder, which refers to a love affair with an unhappy ending due to rebellion. It comes from Gong Zizhen's Bai Zi Ling in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
The origin of Idioms
Gong Zizhen in the Qing Dynasty wrote a hundred word order: "Long Hua robbed and changed, asked who cooked, broke the gold and powder."
Idiom explanation
Broken mother of Pearl and scattered lead powder. Borrowing refers to a love affair with an unhappy ending due to rebellion.
Chinese PinYin : duàn jīn líng fěn
Broken gold and powder
Nine lines and eight industries. jiǔ háng bā yè
a crane 's appearance and a mantis ' figure. hè shì láng xíng
as easy as to turn one 's hand. yì tóng fǎn zhǎng
an old horse which knows the way. shí tú lǎo mǎ