duàn xiàn
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
(of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
(telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
cut off
duān xiàn
end line
baseline (sports)
duàn xián
widowed
lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony
Dū Ān xiàn
Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi