Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「琴瑟失調」, as shown below.
The idiom 「琴瑟失調」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Qinse: The name of an ancient musical instrument, a metaphor for husband and wife. The disharmony of the harp. It is a metaphor for inappropriate government policies and lack of regulation. It also refers to the discord between husband and wife.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qín sè shī diào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kam4 sat1 sat1 diu6
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