Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese
1.(lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主[lè chāng gōng zhǔ] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)2.(fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship