落花有意，流水無情

Chinese
fallen flower petals; falling blossoms
 
to have a mind to; to be intentional; to have romantic interest in; to be attached to
 flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water to be merciless; to be ruthless; to be heartless
trad. (落花有意，流水無情) 落花 有意 ， 流水 無情
simp. (落花有意，流水无情) 落花 有意 ， 流水 无情
Literally: “the flower that falls (into the stream) has the desire, but the stream has no feelings (for the flower)”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): luòhuā yǒuyì, liúshuǐ wúqíng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: luòhuā yǒuyì, liúshuǐ wúqíng
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhua yeouyih, lioushoei wuchyng
      • Tongyong Pinyin: luòhua yǒuyì, lióushuěi wúcíng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lwɔ⁵¹ xwä⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹ ljoʊ̯³⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

Idiom

落花有意，流水無情

  1. An idiom describing unrequited love.
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