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线断风筝
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线断风筝

线断风筝 — “Broken string kite”

线断风筝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disappear without a trace, like a kite whose string has broken and is carried away by the wind; to vanish completely and be beyond reach”. Literally, “Broken string kite”.

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线断风筝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

线断风筝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
线
xiàn8thread, line, clue
断
duàn11break, stop, decide
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
筝
zhēng12Chinese plucked string instrument

Example Sentence with 线断风筝

他自从那天离家后,就如线断风筝,再也没有任何音讯了。
After he left home that day, he was like a kite with a broken string, and there has been no news of him since.

Idioms Related to 线断风筝

Synonyms of 线断风筝

  • duàn断xiàn线fēng风zhēng筝gone forever, lost beyond recall

More idioms starting with 线

  • xiàn线chōu抽kuǐ傀lěi儡puppet on a string

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What does 线断风筝 mean?

线断风筝 (xiàn duàn fēng zhēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disappear without a trace, like a kite whose string has broken and is carried away by the wind; to vanish completely and be beyond reach”.

How do you pronounce 线断风筝?

线断风筝 is pronounced xiàn duàn fēng zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 线断风筝 literally mean?

Literally, 线断风筝 means “Broken string kite”. It is used to mean “to disappear without a trace, like a kite whose string has broken and is carried away by the wind; to vanish completely and be beyond reach”.

What is the Chinese definition of 线断风筝?

比喻如断线的风筝一样,消失得无影无踪

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