梨花带雨

梨花带雨
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lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)

    • She wept with tears streaming down her face like raindrops on pear blossoms.

  2. noun

    fig. tear-stained face of a beauty

    • Her tear-stained appearance with pear blossoms in rain was truly heartbreaking.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A pear tree (wood) bears fruit so deliciously sharp and sweet it cuts like a blade (sharp/keen).

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