I was given the following scroll
and would like a translation before I keep it up on my wall. I believe it says “䤛膳琴心” but I’m not sure. Moreover, I’m not familiar with this idiom and don’t know what it means (assuming those are the characters).
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1"剑胆琴心", 比喻既有情致，又有胆识（旧小说多用来形容能文能武的才子）。 – dan Jul 29 '18 at 4:20
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劍（剑）膽琴心 note that 剑 is written in simplified style. – Toosky Hierot Jul 29 '18 at 5:09
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bkrs,:courage of a warrior and the soul of a musician; the gall-bladder of a sword and the heart of a lute iciba: 琴心剑胆 have the soul of a musician and the courage of a warrior – user6065 Jul 29 '18 at 5:44
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剑膽琴心（膽:Traditional Chinese,=胆） 德峰书
剑胆琴心/劍膽琴心：courage of a warrior and the soul of a musician; the gall-bladder of a sword and the heart of a lute.
This kind of work is used to describe and praise the people (especially the original owner or the author himself) who has both brave and lofty temperament/taste. It's something like 文武双全/文武雙全.
