付之東流 fù zhī dōng liú

to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

Characters

Character Meaning
付 fù HSK 4
to pay; to hand over to; surname Fu
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
東 dōng
east; surname Dong
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift