误入藕花深处

誤入藕花深處

wùrù ǒuhuā shēnchù

quotation

Meanings

1 drifted by mistake deep into the lotus blossoms
2 Li Qingzhao's early-life image - tipsy youth rowing lost among the lilies

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

那天他骑车兜风，误入藕花深处般地走错了路。

Nàtiān tā qíchē dōufēng, wùrù'ǒuhuāshēnchù bān de zǒu cuò le lù.

That day, cycling around, he got lost like 'drifting by mistake deep into the lotus blossoms.'

HSK 7-9

读她少女时期的词，最爱"误入藕花深处"的天真。

Dú tā shàonǚ shíqí de cí, zuì ài " wùrù'ǒuhuāshēnchù " de tiānzhēn.

Reading her girlhood ci, I love most the innocence of 'drifted by mistake deep into the lotus blossoms.'

Tips

history

From 《如梦令·常记溪亭日暮》 by Li Qingzhao (李清照, Song dynasty): 兴尽晚回舟，误入藕花深处。争渡，争渡，惊起一滩鸥鹭. One of two 《如梦令》 ci by Li Qingzhao - a snapshot of girlhood joy before her later tragedies.

usage

藕花 is a literary name for 荷花 (lotus flower). 藕 alone = lotus root (the edible part).

Stroke Order

误 wù

入 rù

藕 ǒu

花 huā

深 shēn

处 chǔ