Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「琴劍飄零」, with more below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「琴劍飄零」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
The zither was a common instrument carried by scholars in ancient times. It used to refer to being down and out and wandering in a foreign land.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qín jiàn piāo líng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
