梨花帶雨
Chinese
pear | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | band; belt; girdle band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and | rain | ||
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trad. (梨花帶雨) | 梨 | 花 | 帶 | 雨 | |
simp. (梨花带雨) | 梨 | 花 | 带 | 雨 | |
Literally: “pear blossom bathed in the rain”. |
Etymology
- 玉容寂寞泪闌干,梨花一枝春帶雨。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- Yùróng jìmò lèi lángān, líhuā yī zhī chūn dài yǔ. [Pinyin]
- Her jade countenance was sad, and crisscrossed with tears, like a pear blossom bathed in springtime rain.
玉容寂寞泪阑干,梨花一枝春带雨。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
梨花帶雨
- a weeping beauty