琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng

DEFINITIONS

  1. floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

CHARACTERS

琴 qín
HSK 4
Chinese lute or guitar
劍 jiàn sword, dagger, saber
飄 piāo whirlwind, cyclone; floating
零 líng
HSK 2
zero; fragment, fraction