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断弦duàn xián

widowed / lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qín sè] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

Definitionlit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

琴瑟不调qín sè bù tiáo

out of tune / marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony

Definitionmarital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony

瑟sè

a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

Headword or pronunciation瑟

卢瑟lú sè

(loanword) loser

Headword or pronunciation卢瑟

瑟瑟sè sè

trembling / rustling

Headword or pronunciation瑟瑟

得瑟dè se

(dialect) cocky / smug / to show off

Headword or pronunciation得瑟

抖瑟dǒu sè

to quiver / to shiver / to tremble

Headword or pronunciation抖瑟

琴瑟qín sè

qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony

Headword or pronunciation琴瑟

琴瑟和鸣qín sè hé míng

in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony

Headword or pronunciation琴瑟和鸣

瑟瑟发抖sè sè fā dǒu

to shiver

Headword or pronunciation瑟瑟发抖

瑟索sè suǒ

to shiver / to tremble

Headword or pronunciation瑟索

瑟缩sè suō

to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower

Headword or pronunciation瑟缩

萧瑟xiāo sè

to rustle in the air / to rustle / to sough / bleak / desolate / chilly

Headword or pronunciation萧瑟

亚瑟Yà sè

(name) Arthur

Headword or pronunciation亚瑟

凯瑟琳Kǎi sè lín

Catherine (name) / Katherine

Headword or pronunciation凯瑟琳

约瑟夫Yuē sè fū

Joseph (name)

Headword or pronunciation约瑟夫

约瑟Yuē sè

Joseph (name)

Headword or pronunciation约瑟

阿瑟Ā sè

(name) Arthur

Headword or pronunciation阿瑟

亚瑟王Yà sè wáng

King Arthur

Headword or pronunciation亚瑟王

卢瑟福Lú sè fú

Rutherford (name) / Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), early nuclear physicist from New Zealand

Headword or pronunciation卢瑟福

麦克阿瑟Mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

Headword or pronunciation麦克阿瑟

上艾瑟尔Shàng ài sè ěr

Overijssel, province of the Netherlands

Headword or pronunciation上艾瑟尔

亚瑟士Yà sè shì

ASICS (Japanese footwear brand)

Headword or pronunciation亚瑟士

希尔弗瑟姆Xī ěr fú sè mǔ

Hilversum, city in Netherlands

Headword or pronunciation希尔弗瑟姆

斯密约瑟Sī mì Yuē sè

Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

Headword or pronunciation斯密约瑟

李约瑟Lǐ Yuē sè

Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China

Headword or pronunciation李约瑟

梅瑟Méi sè

Moses (Catholic translation) / also 摩西 (Protestant translation)

Headword or pronunciation梅瑟

泰瑟Tài sè

Taser (electroshock weapon)

Headword or pronunciation泰瑟

泰瑟枪Tài sè qiāng

Taser (electroshock weapon)

Headword or pronunciation泰瑟枪

泰瑟尔岛Tài sè ěr Dǎo

Texel island, Netherlands

Headword or pronunciation泰瑟尔岛

瓦德瑟Wǎ dé sè

Vadsø (city in Finnmark, Norway)

Headword or pronunciation瓦德瑟

约瑟夫·斯大林Yuē sè fū · Sī dà lín

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

Headword or pronunciation约瑟夫·斯大林

圣凯瑟琳Shèng kǎi sè lín

Saint Catherine

Headword or pronunciation圣凯瑟琳

圣约瑟夫Shèng yuē sè fū

Saint Joseph

Headword or pronunciation圣约瑟夫

若瑟Ruò sè

Joseph (biblical name)

Headword or pronunciation若瑟

叶瑟Yè sè

Jesse (name)

Headword or pronunciation叶瑟

道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟Dào gé lā sī · Mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

Headword or pronunciation道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟

嘚 dè · see 嘚瑟

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