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落花有意,流水无情

luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng

Definitions

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