píng
zōng

literary
archaic

Meaning of 萍踪

萍踪 means wandering traces (like duckweed); drifting whereabouts. Pronounced píng zōng.

  • wandering traces (like duckweed); drifting whereabouts

Definitions & Examples

bàn
shēng
píng
zōng
làng
 
cóng
wèi
zài
fāng
tíng
liú
chāo
guò
nián
 

He spent half his life wandering far and wide, never staying in one place for more than a year.

Zhè
xiē
nián
lái
píng
zōng
dìng
 
lián
lǎo
péng
yǒu
nán
lián
 

In recent years my whereabouts have been uncertain, making it difficult even to contact old friends.

Shī
rén
jiè
píng
zōng
zhī
tàn
 
shū
le
yóu
xiāng
zhī
qíng
 

The poet used the lament of wandering traces to express the traveler’s longing for home.