流水无情 liúshuǐwúqíng ruthless passage of time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 落花有意，流水无情 luòhuāyǒuyìliúshuǐwúqíng 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