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误落风尘 — “Mistakenly fall into wind and dust”

误落风尘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unwillingly or unknowingly forced into a life of prostitution due to unfortunate circumstances”. Literally, “Mistakenly fall into wind and dust”.

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误落风尘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

误落风尘 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
误
wù9mistake, delay, harm
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
尘
chén6dust, mortal world

Example Sentence with 误落风尘

她原本过着平静的生活,不料家境突变,最终误落风尘,命运坎坷。
She originally led a peaceful life, but unexpectedly her family circumstances drastically changed, and she eventually fell into prostitution, facing a tough fate.

Idioms Related to 误落风尘

Synonyms of 误落风尘

  • lún沦luò落fēng风chén尘fall into prostitution

More idioms starting with 误

  • wù误rén人zǐ子dì弟mislead or corrupt the younger generation
  • wù误fù付hóng洪qiáo乔misdeliver or lose mail
  • wù误zuò作fēi非wéi为commit outrages
  • wù误rù入qí歧tú途go astray
  • wù误rù入mí迷jīn津go astray due to confusion
  • wù误rù入mí迷tú途to be led astray
  • wù误guó国hài害mín民ruin the country and harm the people
  • wù误guó国yāng殃mín民mislead the country and harm its people
  • wù误guó国tiǎn殄mín民Harm the state and ruin the people
  • wù误dǎ打wù误zhuàng撞to achieve something by accident
  • wù误shā杀hǎo好rén人accidentally kill an innocent person
  • wù误rèn认yán颜biāo标ignorant and unperceptive

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Questions about 误落风尘

What does 误落风尘 mean?

误落风尘 (wù luò fēng chén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unwillingly or unknowingly forced into a life of prostitution due to unfortunate circumstances”.

How do you pronounce 误落风尘?

误落风尘 is pronounced wù luò fēng chén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 误落风尘 literally mean?

Literally, 误落风尘 means “Mistakenly fall into wind and dust”. It is used to mean “to be unwillingly or unknowingly forced into a life of prostitution due to unfortunate circumstances”.

What is the Chinese definition of 误落风尘?

误:不是有意的;风尘:娼妓生活。指被迫从事娼妓生活

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