人琴俱亡 — Chinese idiom
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wáng
Meaning
- person and lute have both vanished
- death of a close friend
Character by character
- 人rénman, person; people
- 琴qínChinese lute or guitar, string instrument
- 俱jùall, together; accompany
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
Idioms sharing a character
- 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
- 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
- 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán
- 不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu
- 不甘后人 bù gān hòu rén
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
- 乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi
- 事在人为 shì zài rén wéi
- 人丁兴旺 rén dīng xīng wàng
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