落花有意，流水无情 / 落花有意，流水無情

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

落花 (literal) → 落花 · luò​huā · fallen flowers 有意 (literal) → 有意 · yǒu​yì · to be attracted to ， (non_chinese) 流水 (literal) → 流水 · liú​shuǐ · running water 无情 (literal) → 无情/無情 · wú​qíng · emotionless

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM