琴瑟和鸣 (琴瑟和鳴)
qín sè hé míng
Pinyin
Definition
琴瑟和鸣 (琴瑟和鳴)
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- in perfect harmony
- in sync
- lit. qin and se sing in harmony
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一唱一和
- 1 to echo one another (idiom)
一团和气
- 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
- 2 warm and affable
一琴一鹤
- 1 carrying very little luggage (idiom)
- 2 honest and incorruptible (government officials)
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
- 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
- 2 fig. at a total loss
三个和尚没水喝
- 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)