斷弦

See also: 断弦

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (斷弦/斷絃)		斷	弦/絃
simp. (断弦)		断	弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duànxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duànxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duànsián
    • Wade–Giles: tuan⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: dwàn-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannshyan
    • Palladius: дуаньсянь (duanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

斷弦

1. broken string (on a musical instrument)

Verb

斷弦

1. (literary, figuratively, of sound) to linger
2. (literary, figuratively) to become a widower; to lose one's wife

Derived terms

• 斷弦再續／断弦再续