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流水无情
liú​shuǐ​wú​qíng

ruthless passage of time

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 落花有意,流水无情 luò​huā​yǒu​yì​liú​shuǐ​wú​qíng unrequited love
    literally meaning "falling flowers have feelings, but the flowing water has none"; used to describe a situation where one person is in love or interested, but the other remains indifferent