付之东流 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to commit to the waters ; to lose sth irrevocably

Character by character

• 付fùgive, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
• 流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class

Idioms sharing a character

• 付之一叹 fù zhī yī tàn
• 付之一炬 fù zhī yī jù
• 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào
• 付之丙丁 fù zhī bǐng dīng
• 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài
• 付诸实施 fù zhū shí shī
• 应付自如 yìng fu zì rú
• 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn

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