梨花帶雨

Chinese
pear
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
band; belt; girdle
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and
 rain
trad. (梨花帶雨) 梨 花 帶 雨
simp. (梨花带雨) 梨 花 带 雨
Literally: “pear blossom bathed in the rain”.

Etymology
玉容寂寞泪闌干，梨花一枝春帶雨。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
玉容寂寞泪阑干，梨花一枝春带雨。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
Yùróng jìmò lèi lángān, líhuā yī zhī chūn dài yǔ. [Pinyin]
Her jade countenance was sad, and crisscrossed with tears, like a pear blossom bathed in springtime rain.

Pronunciation

Idiom

梨花帶雨

  1. a weeping beauty
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