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破鏡重圓

简破镜重圆 · 繁破鏡重圓

Mandarin · pinyin pò jìng chóng yuán

(lit.) the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)
(fig.) long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
圓: yuán · circle; round, circular; complete
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses
圆: yuán · circle; round, circular; complete

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4–4–2–2 · po4 jing4 chong2 yuan2

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(idiomatic) to be reunited after a long period of separation (said of a couple)

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