断弦

Traditional: 斷弦

duàn xián

Dictionary entry

widowed

What does 断弦 mean?

断弦 (duàn xián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1widowed

2lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

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断duànto break · to snap 弦xiánbow string · string of musical instrument

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断弦

duàn xián

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