落花流水 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 落花流水

落花流水

Definition to be in a sorry state / to be utterly defeated

Idiom Originally described the decline of the scenery in late spring / Later it is often used as a metaphor for being beaten up

Usage

中文释义形容残春的景象。比喻残败零落的样子。比喻话说得夸大而不切实际。

Characters 落 luò/là 花 huā 流 liú 水 shuǐ

COMMON WORDS WITH 落花流水
	落花有意，流水无情 ( 落花有意，流水無情 ) luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love) ( 落花有意，流水無情 )

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