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付之东流
fù​zhī​dōng​liú

to be wasted

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 付 fù verb
    to hand over
    to hand over to; to entrust; to commit to
  2. 之 zhī pronoun
    it
    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".
  3. 东 東 dōng noun
    east
    east; eastern; the direction where the sun rises
  4. 流 liú verb
    to flow
    to flow or stream like a liquid; to shed tears, sweat, or blood