断梗飘萍 — “To be rootless and drift aimlessly”
断梗飘萍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be rootless and drift aimlessly”. To wander from place to place without a fixed abode, like a broken stalk and floating duckweed. Literally, “broken stem, drifting duckweed”.
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断梗飘萍 Pronunciation and Pinyin
断梗飘萍 Character Breakdown
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他的人生就像断梗飘萍，一直没有一个固定的居所。
His life was like a severed stalk and drifting duckweed, always without a fixed abode.
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What does 断梗飘萍 mean?
断梗飘萍 (duàn gěng piāo píng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be rootless and drift aimlessly”.
How do you pronounce 断梗飘萍?
断梗飘萍 is pronounced duàn gěng piāo píng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 断梗飘萍 literally mean?
Literally, 断梗飘萍 means “broken stem, drifting duckweed”. It is used to mean “to be rootless and drift aimlessly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 断梗飘萍?
比喻漂泊不定。同“断梗浮萍”。