断弦
duàn​xián

broken string

  • created sense approved 断弦/斷弦 · duàn​xián · broken string

    断弦 / 斷弦

    duàn​xián

    broken string

    literally, a broken string on a musical instrument

    由于琴上出现了断弦，他不得不停止演奏。

    verb

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  • created sense approved 断弦/斷弦 · duàn​xián · widowed

    断弦 / 斷弦

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    widowed

    to lose one's wife; the death of a spouse (derived from the metaphor of the qin and se instruments)

    他在中年不幸断弦，此后一直没有再娶。

    verb

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