琴瑟和鸣 in English qin2 se4 he2 ming2 Meaning

Meanings

  • in perfect harmony
  • in sync
  • literally (word for word) qin and se sing in harmony

Simplified Characters

琴 瑟 和 鸣

Traditional Characters

琴 瑟 和 鳴

Pinyin

qin2 se4 he2 ming2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

琴qin2guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) 瑟se4a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings 和he2old variant of 和[he2] 鸣ming2to cry (of birds, animals and insects)