落花 (là) — fallen flowers
Definition
Literary term for flowers that have fallen from a plant, often used to evoke sadness, passing beauty, or nostalgia in poetry. More poetic than everyday 凋谢的花 (wilted/fallen flowers).
noun
fallen flowers
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Examples
- ，落花。Chūn tiān lái le, là mǎn dì dōu shì.Spring has come, and fallen flowers are everywhere on the ground.
- ，落花。Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, là piāo luò xià lái.A gust of wind blew, and fallen flowers drifted down.
- 落花，。Shī rén kàn dào là, xīn zhōng gǎn dào bēi shāng.The poet saw the fallen flowers and felt sad in his heart.
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