残花败柳 in English can2 hua1 bai4 liu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • broken flower, withered willow (idiomatic expression); metaphorically fallen woman

Simplified Characters

残 花 败 柳

Traditional Characters

殘 花 敗 柳

Pinyin

can2 hua1 bai4 liu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

残can2to destroy 花hua1surname Hua 败bai4to defeat 柳liu3surname Liu