created reference approved 断弦/斷弦 → 琴瑟 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
断弦 / 斷弦 duànxián
琴瑟 qínsè
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 断弦/斷弦 → 续弦/續弦 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
断弦 / 斷弦 duànxián
续弦 / 續弦 xùxián
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 断弦/斷弦 · duànxián · to lose one's wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
断弦 / 斷弦
duànxián
to lose one's wife
to be widowed as a man; literally "a broken string", based on the ancient metaphor of a married couple being like two harmonious musical instruments
断, 弦
断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · wife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 断弦/斷弦 · duànxián · broken string — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
断弦 / 斷弦
duànxián
broken string
a string of a musical instrument that has snapped or broken
断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · string
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition