断线风筝

断线风筝

Literally means:

a kite with its string broken

Actually means:

thing or person that is gone beyond recall

Literally it refers to a kite with its bring broken. It figuratively means a person or thing that is gone forever. It also describes something that is swaying and unsettled.

线断了的风筝。比喻一去不回来的人或东西。也形容飘摇不定，没有着落。