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败柳残花 — “Refers to women who have lost their youth”

败柳残花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to women who have lost their youth”. Purity, or beauty, often implying a past of indulgence, misfortune, or abandonment. Literally, “Withered willows and faded flowers”.

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败柳残花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 败bài
  • 柳liǔ
  • 残cán
  • 花huā

败柳残花 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
柳
liǔ9willow tree
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 败柳残花

她年轻时曾是城里有名的美人,却因命运多舛,晚年落得个败柳残花的境地,令人叹息。
She was once a renowned beauty in the city during her youth, but due to a series of misfortunes, she ended up in her later years as a 'withered willow and faded flower,' which is truly regrettable.

Idioms Related to 败柳残花

Synonyms of 败柳残花

  • cán残huā花bài败liǔ柳fallen woman

Antonyms of 败柳残花

  • jīn金zhī枝yù玉yè叶noble or pampered person

More idioms starting with 败

  • bài败bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵suffer quick and immediate defeat
  • bài败shì事yǒu有yú余,,chéng成shì事bù不zú足good at spoiling, bad at succeeding
  • bài败yú于chuí垂chéng成Fail on the verge of success
  • bài败jǐng井tuí颓yuán垣ruined wells and dilapidated walls
  • bài败sú俗shāng伤huà化corrupt public morals
  • bài败sú俗shāng伤fēng风corrupt social morals and customs
  • bài败xìng兴ér而guī归return disappointed
  • bài败bīng兵zhé折jiāng将suffer heavy losses in battle
  • bài败jūn军zhī之jiàng将a defeated general
  • bài败huà化shāng伤fēng风corrupt public morals
  • bài败guó国sàng丧jiā家ruin nation and lose family
  • bài败guó国wáng亡jiā家Ruin country and destroy family

Questions about 败柳残花

What does 败柳残花 mean?
败柳残花 (bài liǔ cán huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to women who have lost their youth”.
How do you pronounce 败柳残花?
败柳残花 is pronounced bài liǔ cán huā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 败柳残花 literally mean?
Literally, 败柳残花 means “Withered willows and faded flowers”. It is used to mean “refers to women who have lost their youth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 败柳残花?
败:衰败。残:凋残。凋残的柳树,残败了的花。旧时用以比喻生活放荡或被蹂躏遗弃的女子。
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