落花流水

luò huā liú shuǐ

Dictionary entry

to be in a sorry state

What does 落花流水 mean?

落花流水 (luò huā liú shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be in a sorry state

2to be utterly defeated

Character breakdown

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落làto leave out · to be missing 花Huāsurname Hua 流liúto flow · to disseminate 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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落花流水

luò huā liú shuǐ

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