断 |
duàn xián | widowed / lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟 qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony |
断 |
duàn | to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly |
弦 |
xián | bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:根 |