断了线的风筝，上不着天，下不着地斷了線的風箏，上不著天，下不著地斷了線的風箏，上不着天，下不着地

a kite with its string cut: can't reach the sky above or the ground below

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: A matter left hanging with nothing settled. Also said of someone adrift with nothing to rely on.

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Simplified: 断了线的风筝，上不着天，下不着地
Traditional (Taiwan): 斷了線的風箏，上不著天，下不著地
Traditional (Hong Kong): 斷了線的風箏，上不着天，下不着地
Pinyin: duànle xiàn de fēngzheng, shàngbùzháotiān, xiàbùzháodì
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄒㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄈㄥ ˙ㄓㄥ，ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ，ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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