破鏡

See also: 破镜

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	mirror; lens
trad. (破鏡)		破	鏡
simp. (破镜)		破	镜

Etymology

ferocious beast that eats its own father: Earliest extant attestation is in Book of Han. Related to 獍 (jìng, “a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own mother shortly after birth”), attested in 《述異記》 Tales of Strange Matters ([late 5th century]) by 任昉 Ren Fang.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pòjìng

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ geng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòjìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòjìng
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-ching⁴
  - Yale: pwò-jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohjinq
  - Palladius: поцзин (poczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ geng³
  - Yale: po geng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ geng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ géng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ kɛːŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: phaH kjaengH

Rime
Character	破	鏡
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	普過切	居慶切
Baxter	phaH	kjaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰuɑ^H/	/kˠiæŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰuɑ^H/	/kᵚiaŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰuɑ^H/	/kiaŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰwa^H/	/kiajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/pʰuɑ^H/	/kiɐŋ^H/
Wang Li	/pʰuɑ^H/	/kĭɐŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pʰuɑ^H/	/ki̯ɐŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pò	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	po³	ging³

Noun

破鏡

(literally) broken mirror
parting of a married couple
(literary) waning moon; quarter moon; half-moon
(Chinese mythology) pojing, a ferocious beast that eats its own father
alt. forms: 破獍 (pòjìng)

Derived terms

破鏡重圓 / 破镜重圆 (pòjìngchóngyuán)