







断梗飘蓬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is rootless and constantly on the move”. Leading an unstable or wandering life. Literally, “broken stem and floating tumbleweed”.

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Open the tool →断梗飘蓬 (duàn gěng piāo péng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is rootless and constantly on the move”.
断梗飘蓬 is pronounced duàn gěng piāo péng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 断梗飘蓬 means “broken stem and floating tumbleweed”. It is used to mean “describes a person who is rootless and constantly on the move”.
梗:植物的枝茎;蓬:蓬蒿,遇风常吹折离根,飞转不已。如同折断的枝茎,飘飞的蓬蒿一般。形容人东奔西走,生活不固定。