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Open the tool →断线鹞子 (duàn xiàn yào zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person or thing that is completely lost or gone for good”.
断线鹞子 is pronounced duàn xiàn yào zi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 断线鹞子 means “a kite with a broken string”. It is used to mean “a person or thing that is completely lost or gone for good”.
犹言断线风筝。鹞子,指纸鸢,鸟形风筝。