落花有意，流水无情 in English luo4 hua1 you3 yi4 , liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)

Simplified Characters

落 花 有 意 ， 流 水 无 情

Traditional Characters

落 花 有 意 ， 流 水 無 情

Pinyin

luo4 hua1 you3 yi4 , liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

落luo4to leave out 花hua1surname Hua 有you3to have 意yi4Italy ， 流liu2to flow 水shui3surname Shui 无wu2not to have 情qing2feeling