残花败柳 cán huā bài liǔ

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

Characters

Character Meaning
残 cán HSK 6
incomplete; disabled; remnant
花 huā HSK 3
to spend (money, time); flower; blossom
败 bài HSK 4
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
柳 liǔ
willow; surname Liu; old variant of 柳liǔ