神女有心，襄王无梦
神女有心，襄王无梦
shén nǚ yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom); (said of a woman's unrequited love)
idiom
Traditional: 神女有心，襄王無夢
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- (idiom) lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
- (said of a woman's unrequited love)
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落花有意，流水无情(luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng)· lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
→周穆王(Zhōu Mù wáng)· King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
→春秋五霸(Chūn qiū Wǔ bà)· the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
→单恋(dān liàn)· unrequited love
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