Half of something
To cut an item in half such as jade or a hairpin and give one half to a lover was a usual way to show one's promise of love. Some people would even break a rouge box, where one kept the lid and the other kept the body. The two halves of an item were sometimes used as a measure to identify lost relatives.
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A mandarin duck-shaped box at Hubei Provincial Museum. [Photo/IC] |
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