梨花帶雨

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Chinese

pear
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
band; belt; girdle
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and
 
rain
trad. (梨花帶雨)
simp. (梨花带雨)
Literally: “pear blossom bathed in the rain”.

Etymology

From a famous poem Song of Everlasting Regret:

玉容寂寞闌干梨花
玉容寂寞阑干梨花
From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
Yùróng jìmò lèi lángān, líhuā yī zhī chūn dài yǔ.
Her jade countenance was sad, and crisscrossed with tears, like a pear blossom bathed in springtime rain.

Pronunciation


Idiom

梨花帶雨

  1. a weeping beauty