琴劍飄零 [ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ; qin2 jian4 piao1 ling2] floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position ◄ ►