断弦 in English duan4 xian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • widowed
  • literally (word for word) broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

Simplified Characters

断 弦

Traditional Characters

斷 弦

Pinyin

duan4 xian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

断duan4to break 弦xian2bow string