琴剑飘零

Traditional: 琴劍飄零

qín jiàn piāo líng

Dictionary entry

floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

What does 琴剑飘零 mean?

琴剑飘零 (qín jiàn piāo líng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

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琴qínguqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) · musical instrument in general 剑jiàndouble-edged sword · CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]飘piāovariant of 飄|飘[piao1]零língzero · nought

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琴剑飘零

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