fickle in love; heartless
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fickle in love; heartless; unfaithful
literaryA classical literary term, often used to describe a lover or spouse who is inconstant or unfaithful, forsaking affection. It is commonly found in classical poetry and prose.
Dù杜
shí十
niáng娘
nù怒
chén沉
bǎi百
bǎo宝
xiāng箱
，
tòng痛
chì斥
Lǐ李
Jiǎ甲
de的
bó薄
xìng幸
。
Du Shiniang angrily sank her treasure chest, bitterly denouncing Li Jia's fickleness.
Tā她
yù遇
rén人
bù不
shū淑
，
suǒ所
tuō托
jiē皆
bó薄
xìng幸
zhī之
tú徒
。
She had the misfortune of meeting the wrong people, all of whom were heartless.
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Zì自
gǔ古
cái才
zǐ子
duō多
bó薄
xìng幸
，
cǐ此
shuō说
wèi未
bì必
gōng公
yǔn允
。
The saying that talented scholars have always been fickle in love is not necessarily fair.
Zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
yǐ以
nǚ女
zǐ子
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
，
āi哀
yuàn怨
de地
kòng控
sù诉
le了
qíng情
láng郎
de的
bó薄
xìng幸
。
This lyric poem, from a woman's perspective, plaintively accuses her lover of being unfaithful.
Xì戏
wén文
zhōng中
，
nà那
bó薄
xìng幸
de的
gōng公
zǐ子
zuì最
zhōng终
zāo遭
dào到
le了
bào报
yìng应
。
In the opera, that heartless young master ultimately met his retribution.