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路柳墙花 — “Women of low social standing”

路柳墙花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Women of low social standing”. Often referring to prostitutes or women of pleasure. Literally, “Roadside willows and wall flowers”.

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路柳墙花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

路柳墙花 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
路
lù13road, path, way, route
柳
liǔ9willow tree
墙
qiáng14wall
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 路柳墙花

她出身贫寒,为了生计,不幸沦为路柳墙花,令人唏嘘。
Born into poverty, she unfortunately became a woman of the streets to survive, which was truly lamentable.

Idioms Related to 路柳墙花

Synonyms of 路柳墙花

  • qiáng墙huā花lù路liǔ柳woman of low social standing

More idioms starting with 路

  • lù路bù不shí拾yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road
  • lù路rén人jiē皆zhī知known to all
  • lù路sǒu叟zhī之yōu忧hardships and worries of common people
  • lù路duàn断rén人xī稀desolate roads, scarce people
  • lù路wú无shí拾yí遗high public integrity
  • lù路jué绝rén人xī稀remote and sparsely populated
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平intervene when seeing an injustice
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助help those being wronged
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔dāo刀xiāng相jiù救champion the cause of the weak
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相wèi为champion justice and help the wronged
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相zhù助Right wrongs and aid the oppressed
  • lù路yuǎn远tiáo迢tiáo迢a long and distant journey

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Questions about 路柳墙花

What does 路柳墙花 mean?

路柳墙花 (lù liǔ qiáng huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Women of low social standing”.

How do you pronounce 路柳墙花?

路柳墙花 is pronounced lù liǔ qiáng huā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 路柳墙花 literally mean?

Literally, 路柳墙花 means “Roadside willows and wall flowers”. It is used to mean “Women of low social standing”.

What is the Chinese definition of 路柳墙花?

路边的柳,墙旁的花。比喻不被尊重的女子,指妓女。

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