落花有意，流水無情

lok6 faa1 jau5 ji3 ，lau4 seoi2 mou4 cing4

lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) · fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
  2. fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)

Written Forms

落花有意，流水無情Traditional · Main Form
落花有意，流水无情Alternate Form

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