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付之东流

fù zhī dōng liú

4-character word Traditional 付之東流

What 付之东流 means

1. to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

The characters in 付之东流

• 付fùto pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread

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