落花流水

luòhuāliúshuǐ
  1. to be in a sorry state
  2. to be utterly defeated

CEDICT

  1. (by extension) utterly defeated; in a sorry state
  2. (of late spring) in decline; waning
  3. desolate; dilapidated
  4. in decline; waning
  5. utterly defeated; in a sorry state

Wiktionary

  1. 形容暮春残败的景象。唐．李嘉祐〈闻逝者自惊〉诗：「黄卷清琴总为累，落花流水共添悲。」宋．赵长卿〈鹧鸪天．只惯娇痴不惯愁〉词：「真个去，不忺留。落花流水一春休。」也作「流水落花」。
  2. 形容零落残败，乱七八糟的景象。

重編國語辭典

  1. 完全击败
  2. 残败的景象
  3. 零落且乱七八糟的景象

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 落花 luòhuā
  1. (literary) fallen flower petals; falling blossoms
  2. fallen flower petals; falling blossoms
2 流水 liúshuǐ
  1. running water
  2. (business) turnover

Related entries

败绩 bàijì
  1. to be utterly defeated
  2. to be routed