琴剑飘零 in English qin2 jian4 piao1 ling2 Meaning

Meanings

  • floating between zither and sword (idiomatic expression); metaphorically wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

Simplified Characters

琴 剑 飘 零

Traditional Characters

琴 劍 飄 零

Pinyin

qin2 jian4 piao1 ling2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

琴qin2guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) 剑jian4double-edged sword 飘piao1variant of 飄|飘[piao1] 零ling2zero