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琴瑟相调 — “Qin and se in harmony”

琴瑟相调 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a harmonious and loving relationship between a husband and wife, often implying mutual understanding and affection”. Literally, “qin and se in harmony”.

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琴瑟相调 Pronunciation and Pinyin

琴瑟相调 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
琴
qín12stringed musical instrument
瑟
sè13ancient zither-like instrument
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
调
diào10adjust, mix, transfer, investigate

Example Sentence with 琴瑟相调

这对老夫妻相伴一生,琴瑟相调,是大家眼中模范的伴侣。
This elderly couple has been together their whole lives, living in marital harmony and mutual affection, serving as a model partnership in everyone's eyes.

Idioms Related to 琴瑟相调

Synonyms of 琴瑟相调

  • qín琴sè瑟hé和xié谐harmonious marital relationship
  • qín琴sè瑟tiáo调hé和marital harmony

Antonyms of 琴瑟相调

  • qín琴sè瑟bù不tiáo调marital discord

More idioms starting with 琴

  • qín琴jiàn剑piāo飘líng零talented but impoverished wanderer
  • qín琴xīn心jiàn剑dǎn胆artistic sensibility and courage
  • qín琴xīn心xiāng相tiāo挑Express affection with music
  • qín琴tiāo挑wén文jūn君Express romantic interest to win love
  • qín琴duàn断zhū朱xián弦To lose one's husband
  • qín琴qí棋shū书huà画the four traditional Chinese arts
  • qín琴gē歌jiǔ酒fù赋refined arts of zither, song, wine, poetry
  • qín琴sè瑟zhī之hǎo好harmonious and loving marital relationship
  • qín琴sè瑟hé和tóng同harmonious marital relationship
  • qín琴sè瑟hé和hǎo好couple deeply in love and harmony

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What does 琴瑟相调 mean?

琴瑟相调 (qín sè xiāng diào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a harmonious and loving relationship between a husband and wife, often implying mutual understanding and affection”.

How do you pronounce 琴瑟相调?

琴瑟相调 is pronounced qín sè xiāng diào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 琴瑟相调 literally mean?

Literally, 琴瑟相调 means “qin and se in harmony”. It is used to mean “to describe a harmonious and loving relationship between a husband and wife, often implying mutual understanding and affection”.

What is the Chinese definition of 琴瑟相调?

琴瑟:古代两种乐器。比喻夫妻恩爱,感情融洽

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