秋风扫落叶
秋风扫落叶
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
idiom
Traditional: 秋風掃落葉
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- (idiom) lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
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Related Words
飘零(piāo líng)· to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
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→䫏(qī)· mask of a god used in ceremonies to exorcise demons and drive away pestilence
→一掷千金(yī zhì qiān jīn)· lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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