| 秋风扫落叶 |
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè |
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep |
| 秋 |
Qiū |
surname Qiu |
| 秋 |
qiū |
autumn / fall / harvest time |
| 秋 |
qiū |
old variant of 秋 |
| 秋 |
qiū |
used in 秋千 |
| 风 |
fēng |
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:阵,丝 |
| 扫 |
sǎo |
to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan |
| 扫 |
sào |
(bound form) a (large) broom |
| 落 |
là |
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind |
| 落 |
lào |
colloquial reading for 落 in certain compounds |
| 落 |
luò |
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement |
| 落叶 |
luò yè |
dead leaves / to lose leaves (of plants) / deciduous |
| 叶 |
xié |
to be in harmony |
| 叶 |
Yè |
surname Ye |
| 叶 |
yè |
leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats |