Broken Flowers and Broken Willows (cán huā bài liǔ) means decay: decline. Broken: withered. Withered willow trees and ruined flowers. In the old days, it was used to describe a woman who lived a dissolute life or was ravaged and abandoned. Source The third chapter of Yuan·Bai Pu's "The Horse on the Wall": "Don't settle the grievances like a broken flower or a willow. I'll make up for it by giving birth to a boy and a daughter. If I hope to live, I'll be in the same quilt, and if I die, I'll have acupuncture points. Usage: conjunction type; as an object. ; Refers to a woman who has been tortured. Example: The second chapter of Anonymous' "Privet Priest": "I am a young and delicate flower, no better than that~. Usage: as object, attributive; refers to a woman who has been tortured. English: fallen angels
The broken flowers are still unclear, but the source of the fallen willows should be Zhangtai Liu, Zhangtai Liu, Zhangtai Liu! Are the past still there today? Even if the long ones seem to be hanging down, they should be broken by someone else's hand. ——Han Hong Yangliu Branch, Fangfei Festival. I hate to give you farewell every year. A leaf blows in the wind and announces the autumn. Even if you come, it will be lost! ——Liu's Lantern Riddle: Broken Flowers and Willows (Type 1) Answer: Mao
Edited version Background of writing of this paragraph
During the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the poet Han Hong (Yi Zuoyi) stayed in Chang'an and became friendly with Li Sheng. Li's love for Ji Liu was "extremely beautiful, fond of chatting, and good at praising." , Mu Hong's talent was very much appreciated by Yi Yan. Li Sheng then generously donated the Liu family to Hong and donated 300,000 yuan to finance their marriage. The following year, Hong won the title and returned to Changli to visit relatives, leaving Liu in Chang'an temporarily. It coincided with the Anshi Rebellion. , the two capitals fell. In order to avoid the disaster of war, Liu had his hair cut and disfigured, and lived in Faling Temple. Shi Hong had been appointed as secretary by Hou Xiyi, the governor of Zizhou. When Suzong regained Chang'an, Hong sent an envoy to visit Liu secretly, bringing him with him. He took a bag of broken gold and wrote the song "Zhangtai Liu" as a gift. Liu held the gold and sobbed, and gave the song "Willow Branch" as a gift. But soon Liu was robbed by the general Sha Zhali and returned to his throne, favoring him. Ji Hong followed Xiyi to the capital and found out what had happened. Emperor Suzong issued an edict to cut off Liu and return to Hong, and the couple finally reunited. Biography of the Family" Therefore, Bailiu should refer to the Liu family. After living a wandering life, the Liu family was regarded as unclean in ancient times, so it was called Bailiu.