divide the hairpins and break the mirrors
A broken pair of shoes
F ē nxi é P ò J ì ng
It refers to the separation of husband and wife.
Usage: used as object and attribute; used between husband and wife.
Combined mode
Ancient times
Break the mirror
Antonym: Reunion
[Tongyun CI] daydream, peace of mind, luck and misfortune, beating teeth and orders, dumb dreams, coercing orders, accumulating good things and celebrating, peeping at the wall, praying for the flatterer, and winning the class
The origin of Idioms
According to Tang Mengbi's "ability poem · emotion", in the Southern Dynasty, Chen xudeyan married Princess Lechang, the younger sister of the empress Chen. The princess was talented and beautiful. At the time of Chen's death, de Yan expected that he and his wife could not stay together, so he broke a mirror, and the husband and wife held half of each other, and made an appointment to meet each other in the mirror in the future. According to Tao Zongyi's record of stopping farming: a virtuous wife, song Pengju was captured as a slave in Zhang wanhu's family and married a daughter of Zhang's family. Seeing Cheng's extraordinary talent and appearance, his wife repeatedly advised him to flee. Cheng suspects that his wife is tempted by Zhang, and tells Zhang that his wife is expelled. Before his wife left, he took off one embroidered shoe and changed one Cheng shoe, hoping to see him later.
Idiom story
Cheng huaipengju, a Song Dynasty man, was taken captive to Zhang wanhu's house as a slave and married a certain official daughter whom Zhang had taken captive as his wife. Seeing Cheng huaipengju's extraordinary talent and appearance, and not a long-time resident, a certain family advised Cheng to escape many times. Cheng suspects that his wife is abetted by Zhang to test herself, and reports to Zhang, so a certain family is expelled. Before he left, he took off one of his embroidered shoes and exchanged it with Cheng, hoping to meet him in the future.
Examples of Idioms
In the era of war, the tragedy of breaking the mirror is always on everywhere.
Chinese PinYin : fēn xié pò jìng
divide the hairpins and break the mirrors
encounter little resistance. rú rù wú rén zhī jìng
with aching head and knitted brows. jí shǒu cù é
Eating late is as good as enjoying meat.. wǎn shí dàng ròu
the moment one alights from the official carriage. xià chē yī shǐ