created sense approved 流水无情/流水無情 · liúshuǐwúqíng · ruthless passage of time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
流水无情 / 流水無情
liúshuǐwúqíng
ruthless passage of time
Flowing water is indifferent to human emotion, meaning that things go their own way independently of man's will or that time passes relentlessly.
流水 (literal) → 流水 · liúshuǐ · running water 无情 (literal) → 无情/無情 · wúqíng · emotionless
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created sense approved 流水无情/流水無情 · liúshuǐwúqíng · unrequited affection — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
流水无情 / 流水無情
liúshuǐwúqíng
unrequited affection
Describes a situation where one person has feelings but the other is indifferent; often used in the set phrase [[落花有意，流水无情|落花有意，流水無情|luo4 hua1 you3 yi4 liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2]]
流水 (literal) → 流水 · liúshuǐ · running water 无情 (literal) → 无情/無情 · wúqíng · emotionless
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