落花有意，流水无情
Traditional: 落花有意，流水無情Dictionary entry
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
What does 落花有意，流水无情 mean?
落花有意，流水无情 (luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
2fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
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落làto leave out · to be missing花Huāsurname Hua有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind流liúto flow · to disseminate水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion · (bound form) situation; condition
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