秋后的树叶,黄了 秋後的樹葉,黃了 秋後的樹葉,黃了

leaves after autumn: gone yellow

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
A matter has failed or a plan fell through.
Wordplay
黄 (huáng) is yellow and also means failed or spoiled.
Simplified
秋后的树叶,黄了
Traditional (Taiwan)
秋後的樹葉,黃了
Pinyin
qiūhòu de shùyè,huángle
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ,ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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