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Open the tool →飘茵随溷 (piāo yīn suí hùn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to drift from a comfortable life to a degraded one due to unforeseen circumstances; often refers to a woman falling into disrepute or a life of infamy”.
飘茵随溷 is pronounced piāo yīn suí hùn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 飘茵随溷 means “Float from a cushion to a latrine”. It is used to mean “to drift from a comfortable life to a degraded one due to unforeseen circumstances; often refers to a woman falling into disrepute or a life of infamy”.
比喻由于偶然的机缘而有富贵贫贱的不同命运。亦多指女子堕落风尘。同“飘茵堕溷”。