丝竹管弦 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) string and wind instruments
• (fig.) traditional Chinese ensemble music

Character by character

• 丝sīsilk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 竹zhúbamboo; flute
• 管guǎntube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
• 弦xiánbow string; string instrument; hypotenuse

Idioms sharing a character

• 一丝一毫 yī sī yī háo
• 一丝不挂 yī sī bù guà
• 一丝不苟 yī sī bù gǒu
• 千丝万缕 qiān sī wàn lǚ
• 吐丝自缚 tǔ sī zì fù
• 严丝合缝 yán sī hé fèng
• 抽丝剥茧 chōu sī bō jiǎn
• 治丝益棼 zhì sī yì fén
• 纹丝不动 wén sī bù dòng
• 丝毫不差 sī háo bù chā

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