During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, as the State of Chen (A.D. 557-589) faced its demise, Xu Deyan, the princess's husband, broke a bronze mirror in two. Each kept one half as a token in case they were separated. They soon lost contact, but the two halves of the mirror later enabled them to reunite.
This idiom refers to the reunion of a couple after separation or breakup.
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