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残花败柳

cán huā bài liǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-75bf118f269f50f5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

殘花敗柳 残花败柳 [can2 hua1 bai4 liu3] /broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman/

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Other forms in these source records: 殘花敗柳

  • 残
    cán

    to destroy / to spoil / to ruin / to injure / cruel / oppressive / savage / brutal / incomplete / disabled / to remain / to survive / remnant / surplus

  • 花
    huā

    flower / blossom / CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful / also pr. [wěi]

    Huā

    surname Hua

  • 败
    bài

    to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither

  • 柳
    liǔ

    willow

    Liǔ

    surname Liu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.