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人琴俱亡

rén qín jù wángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-143f016800445851. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

人琴俱亡 人琴俱亡 [ren2 qin2 ju4 wang2] /person and lute have both vanished (idiom)/death of a close friend/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 人
  • 琴
    qín

    guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general / variant of 琴[qín], guqin or zither

  • 俱
    jù

    (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike

  • 亡
    wáng

    to die / to lose / to be gone / to flee / deceased

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.