落花流水 in English luo4 hua1 liu2 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

• to be in a sorry state
• to be utterly defeated

Pinyin

luo4 hua1 liu2 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

落luo4to leave out 花hua1surname Hua 流liu2to flow 水shui3surname Shui