shuǐ
xìng
yáng
huā

idiom
derogatory

Meaning of 水性杨花

水性杨花 means (of a woman) fickle in love; promiscuous; unfaithful; flighty. Pronounced shuǐ xìng yáng huā.

  • (of a woman) fickle in love; promiscuous; unfaithful; flighty

Definitions & Examples

shì
shuǐ
xìng
yáng
huā
de
rén
 
zhí
xìn
rèn
 

She is a fickle, unfaithful woman who is not worth trusting.

Xiǎo
shuō
guì
miáo
xiě
chéng
shuǐ
xìng
yáng
huā
de
rén
 

The novel portrays that noblewoman as a flighty, promiscuous character.

Zhè
zhǒng
shuǐ
xìng
yáng
huā
de
xíng
wéi
zuì
zhōng
dǎo
zhì
le
de
bēi
 

Such promiscuous behavior eventually led to her tragic downfall.

Zài
dài
zhōng
 
shuǐ
xìng
yáng
huā
de
rén
wǎng
wǎng
méi
yǒu
hǎo
xià
chǎng
 

In ancient operas, unfaithful women usually met with bad ends.