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断线风筝

断线风筝 — “A kite with a broken string”

断线风筝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person or thing that is gone forever and cannot be retrieved or found; something lost beyond recall”. Literally, “A kite with a broken string”.

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断线风筝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

断线风筝 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 断线风筝

自从他离家后,就如同断线风筝,再也没有音讯了。
Since he left home, he has been like a kite with a broken string, with no news ever since.

Idioms Related to 断线风筝

Synonyms of 断线风筝

  • yī一qù去bù不fǎn返gone forever

More idioms starting with 断

  • duàn断hū乎bù不kě可Absolutely not allowed
  • duàn断shì事yǐ以lǐ理judge matters by reason
  • duàn断shì事rú如shén神make incredibly accurate judgments
  • duàn断jǐng井tuí颓yuán垣dilapidated courtyard
  • duàn断jué决rú如liú流make quick and decisive judgments
  • duàn断fú凫xù续hè鹤go against natural laws
  • duàn断fà发wén文shēn身ancient custom of cutting hair and tattooing body
  • duàn断fà发wén纹shēn身ancient custom of cutting hair and tattooing body
  • duàn断guī圭suì碎bì璧precious literary fragments
  • duàn断yuán垣cán残bì壁crumbling ruins
  • duàn断mò墨cán残chǔ楮incomplete ancient texts
  • duàn断bì壁cán残yuán垣ruins and dilapidated walls

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What does 断线风筝 mean?

断线风筝 (duàn xiàn fēng zhēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person or thing that is gone forever and cannot be retrieved or found; something lost beyond recall”.

How do you pronounce 断线风筝?

断线风筝 is pronounced duàn xiàn fēng zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 断线风筝 literally mean?

Literally, 断线风筝 means “a kite with a broken string”. It is used to mean “a person or thing that is gone forever and cannot be retrieved or found; something lost beyond recall”.

What is the Chinese definition of 断线风筝?

象放上天断了线的风筝一样。比喻一去不回来的人或东西。

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