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
Chinese PinYin : pò tóng zhī yè
The leaves of a broken tree
desist from military activities and encourage culture and education. yǎn wǔ chóng wén
inscribe a debt of gratitude on one 's mind. lòu xīn kè gǔ
appoint people on their merit. jǔ xián rèn néng