殘花敗柳
Chinese edit
destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
be defeated; to defeat; loss | willow | ||
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trad. (殘花敗柳) | 殘 | 花 | 敗 | 柳 | |
simp. (残花败柳) | 残 | 花 | 败 | 柳 | |
alternative forms | 敗柳殘花/败柳残花 | ||||
Literally: “broken flower, withered willow”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
殘花敗柳
- (figurative, derogatory) impure woman, such as one who leads a promiscuous life, or one who has been abused and abandoned; fallen woman