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Open the tool →破桐之叶 (pò tóng zhī yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to things that are broken or separated and cannot be mended or reunited; an irreversible separation or rupture”.
破桐之叶 is pronounced pò tóng zhī yè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 破桐之叶 means “broken paulownia leaf”. It is used to mean “refers to things that are broken or separated and cannot be mended or reunited; an irreversible separation or rupture”.
比喻已分不可复合的事物。