







断弦再续 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “for a man to remarry after the death of his wife”. Literally, “Reconnect a broken string”.

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Open the tool →断弦再续 (duàn xián zài xù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “for a man to remarry after the death of his wife”.
断弦再续 is pronounced duàn xián zài xù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 断弦再续 means “Reconnect a broken string”. It is used to mean “for a man to remarry after the death of his wife”.
断弦:指丧妻;续:连接。比喻男子妻死后再娶