Hoa sầu liễu rủ
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Meaning · English
A beautiful but sad or melancholic scene
Literally: sorrowful flower, willow droops
Examples
Cảnh tượng hoa sầu liễu rủ làm tôi nhớ đến ngày xưaThe scene of sorrowful flowers and drooping willows reminds me of the old days
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Hoa sầu liễu rủ” mean?
A beautiful but sad or melancholic scene Literally: sorrowful flower, willow droops
Is “Hoa sầu liễu rủ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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