Meaning of 落花流水
落花流水 means fallen flowers and flowing water; originally describing the fading beauty of late spring scenery; to be utterly defeated; to be routed completely. Pronounced luò huā liú shuǐ.
- fallen flowers and flowing water; originally describing the fading beauty of late spring scenery
- to be utterly defeated; to be routed completely
Definitions & Examples
Cí词
rén人
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
mù暮
chūn春
，
cháng常
shì是
luò落
huā花
liú流
shuǐ水
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
The late spring described by lyric poets is often a scene of fallen flowers and flowing water.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
chūn春
jiāng将
jìn尽
，
yuán园
zhōng中
yī一
piàn片
luò落
huā花
liú流
shuǐ水
，
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
shāng伤
。
Seeing spring is about to end, the garden is full of fallen petals and flowing water, which makes one feel melancholic.