落木
Chinese
to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | tree; wood | ||
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trad. (落木) | 落 | 木 | |
simp. #(落木) | 落 | 木 |
Pronunciation
Noun
落木
- (Classical Chinese, poetic) fallen leaves
- 辭洞庭兮落木,去涔陽兮極浦。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 578, Yu Xin (庾信), The Lament for the South (《哀江南賦》)
- Cí Dòngtíng xī luòmù, qù Cényáng xī jípǔ. [Pinyin]
- By Dongting I bade farewell to the leaves that fell,
and was torn away from the long shores of Cenyang.
辞洞庭兮落木,去涔阳兮极浦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 無邊落木蕭蕭下,不盡長江滾滾來。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 767, Du Fu (杜甫), A Long Climb (《登高》). English translation by Witter Bynner.
- Wúbiān luòmù xiāoxiāo xià, bùjìn Chángjiāng gǔngǔn lái. [Pinyin]
- Leaves are dropping down like the spray of a waterfall,
While I watch the long river always rolling on.
无边落木萧萧下,不尽长江滚滚来。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]