残花败柳 — “Withered flowers and faded willows”
残花败柳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman who has lost her innocence or chastity, especially one who has been abandoned or leads a dissolute life; a fallen woman”. Literally, “Withered flowers and faded willows”.
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残花败柳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 残cán
- 花huā
- 败bài
- 柳liǔ
残花败柳 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 残花败柳
她年轻时遭遇不幸，后来沦为残花败柳，晚景凄凉
After suffering misfortunes in her youth, she later became a fallen woman, leading a desolate old age.
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More idioms starting with 残
- cán残sī丝duàn断hún魂on the verge of death
- cán残bīng兵bài败zú卒remnants of a defeated army
- cán残bīng兵bài败jiàng将remnants of a defeated army
- cán残jūn军bài败jiàng将defeated and scattered forces
- cán残dōng冬là腊yuè月depths of winter
- cán残guī圭duàn断bì璧valuable fragments
- cán残yuán垣duàn断bì壁dilapidated ruins
- cán残shān山shèng剩shuǐ水remnants of a devastated landscape
- cán残nián年yú余lì力remaining years and declining strength
- cán残nián年mù暮jǐng景one's declining years
- cán残rěn忍bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
- cán残bào暴bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
Questions about 残花败柳
- What does 残花败柳 mean?
- 残花败柳 (cán huā bài liǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman who has lost her innocence or chastity, especially one who has been abandoned or leads a dissolute life; a fallen woman”.
- How do you pronounce 残花败柳?
- 残花败柳 is pronounced cán huā bài liǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 残花败柳 literally mean?
- Literally, 残花败柳 means “Withered flowers and faded willows”. It is used to mean “a woman who has lost her innocence or chastity, especially one who has been abandoned or leads a dissolute life; a fallen woman”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 残花败柳?
- 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。