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萍踪梗迹 — “Describing someone who travels constantly and has no fixed abode”

萍踪梗迹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing someone who travels constantly and has no fixed abode”. Like duckweed and tumbleweeds drifting without roots or fixed direction. Literally, “Duckweed's traces, tumbleweed's tracks”.

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萍踪梗迹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

萍踪梗迹 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
萍
píng11transient, wandering, chance encounter
踪
zōng15tracks, traces, or footprints
梗
gěng11stem, stalk, gist, block
迹
jì9trace, mark, or footprint

Example Sentence with 萍踪梗迹

他离开家乡后,便开始了萍踪梗迹的生活,四处漂泊
After leaving his hometown, he embarked on a life of constant wandering, drifting from place to place.

Idioms Related to 萍踪梗迹

Synonyms of 萍踪梗迹

  • píng萍zōng踪làng浪jì迹to wander from place to place

More idioms starting with 萍

  • píng萍shuǐ水ǒu偶féng逢meet by chance like duckweeds
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiāng相féng逢meet by chance
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiàng相yù遇meet by chance like duckweed
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiàng相zāo遭meet by chance like duckweeds
  • píng萍zōng踪làng浪yǐng影constantly drifting from place to place
  • píng萍piāo飘péng蓬zhuàn转live a wandering and unsettled life

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What does 萍踪梗迹 mean?

萍踪梗迹 (píng zōng gěng jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing someone who travels constantly and has no fixed abode”.

How do you pronounce 萍踪梗迹?

萍踪梗迹 is pronounced píng zōng gěng jì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 萍踪梗迹 literally mean?

Literally, 萍踪梗迹 means “Duckweed's traces, tumbleweed's tracks”. It is used to mean “describing someone who travels constantly and has no fixed abode”.

What is the Chinese definition of 萍踪梗迹?

萍:浮萍;梗:草木的直茎。像浮萍在水中,飘泊不定。比喻行踪无定

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