飘茵落溷
piāo​yīn​luò​hùn

different life destinies

  • created reference approved 飘茵落溷/飄茵落溷 → 飘茵坠溷/飄茵墜溷 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飘茵落溷 / 飄茵落溷 piāo​yīn​luò​hùn

    飘茵坠溷 / 飄茵墜溷 piāo​yīn​zhuì​hùn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 飘茵落溷/飄茵落溷 · piāo​yīn​luò​hùn · different life destinies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飘茵落溷 / 飄茵落溷

    piāo​yīn​luò​hùn

    different life destinies

    Literally "some petals fall on cushions and some fall into the toilet"; used to describe the different and often random life destinies of people, such as some falling into wealth while others fall into poverty.

    飘 (literal) → 飘/飄 · piāo · to float 茵 (literal) → 茵 · yīn · mattress 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 溷 (literal) → 溷 · hùn · latrine

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

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