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- banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive
- to be in a sorry state
- to be utterly defeated
Trad. 行雲流水
- lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
- fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc
- natural and unforced
Trad. 小橋流水
- a small bridge over a flowing stream
Trad. 長流水，不斷線
- continuous and patient effort (idiom)
Trad. 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹
- lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
- fig. constant activity prevents decay
Trad. 落花有意，流水無情
- lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
- fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
Trad. 鐵打的衙門，流水的官
- lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
- fig. government officials come and go