秋风扫落叶 in English qiu1 feng1 sao3 luo4 ye4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiomatic expression); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

Simplified Characters

秋 风 扫 落 叶

Traditional Characters

秋 風 掃 落 葉

Pinyin

qiu1 feng1 sao3 luo4 ye4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

秋qiu1surname Qiu 风feng1wind 扫sao3to sweep 落luo4to leave out 叶ye4to be in harmony