误入藕花深处

誤入藕花深處

wùrùǒuhuāshēnchù

phrase

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

那天他骑车兜风，误入藕花深处般地走错了路。

Nà tiān tā qíchē dōufēng, wùrù ǒuhuā shēnchù bān de zǒu cuò le lù.

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

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 ǒuhuā shēnchù" 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 李清照 (Li Qingzhao, 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 chù