Definition of 破鏡再び照らさず (はきょうふたたびてらさず)

はきょうふたたて

破鏡再び照らさず

はきょうふたたびてらさず

hakyoufutatabiterasazu

View details for kanji: 破View details for kanji: 鏡View details for kanji: 再View details for kanji: 照
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a broken relationship can never be repaired, a divorced couple are never reconciled, a broken mirror will never shine again(proverb)
Related Kanji
破 rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
鏡 mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
再 again, twice, second time
照 illuminate, shine, compare, bashful