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断弦

duàn xián

2-character word Traditional 斷弦

What 断弦 means

1. widowed
2. lit. broken string, cf {琴瑟|qín sè} qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

The characters in 断弦

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring

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