残花败柳

Traditional: 殘花敗柳

cán huā bài liǔ

Dictionary entry

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

What does 残花败柳 mean?

残花败柳 (cán huā bài liǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

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残cánto destroy · to spoil 花Huāsurname Hua 败bàito defeat · to damage 柳Liǔsurname Liu

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