飄茵墜溷
piāo​yīn​zhuì​hùn

different life destinies

  • created sense approved 飘茵坠溷/飄茵墜溷 · piāo​yīn​zhuì​hùn · different life destinies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飘茵坠溷 / 飄茵墜溷

    piāo​yīn​zhuì​hùn

    different life destinies

    falling on a cushion or into a toilet; metaphor for the vast differences in people's fortunes or social status depending on where they land in life

    飘 (literal) → 飘/飄 · piāo · to float 茵 (bound) → 茵 · yīn · mattress 坠 (literal) → 坠/墜 · zhuì · to fall 溷 (literal) → 溷 · hùn · latrine

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense