落花有意，流水無情 luò huā yǒu yì ， liú shuǐ wú qíng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
  2. fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)

CHARACTERS

落 luò
HSK 4
fall, drop; net income, surplus
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
意 yì
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think
流 liú
HSK 4
flow, circulate, drift; class
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
情 qíng
HSK 2
feeling, sentiment, emotion