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殘花敗柳. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
殘花敗柳, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
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Chinese
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destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
be defeated; to defeat; loss
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willow
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| trad. (殘花敗柳)
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殘
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花
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敗
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柳
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| simp. (残花败柳)
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残
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花
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败
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柳
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| alternative forms
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敗柳殘花／败柳残花
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| Literally: “broken flower, withered willow”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
殘花敗柳
- (figurative, derogatory) impure woman, such as one who leads a promiscuous life, or one who has been abused and abandoned; fallen woman
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