断梗飘蓬
duàn​gěng​piāo​péng

to lead a wandering life

  • created sense approved 断梗飘蓬/斷梗飄蓬 · duàn​gěng​piāo​péng · to lead a wandering life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断梗飘蓬 / 斷梗飄蓬

    duàn​gěng​piāo​péng

    to lead a wandering life

    Like a broken stem or a drifting weed; describes a person who drifts from place to place with no fixed home.

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 梗 (literal) → 梗 · gěng · stem 飘蓬 (literal) → 飘蓬/飄蓬 · piāo​péng · to lead a wandering life

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    created sense