See 莫待無花空折枝 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "No one is to blame but me for this. I was so casual and unwilling to commit to love. Then, when I did fall in love, I was unwilling to casually let it go. People always say things like carpe diem and gather ye rosebuds while ye may. But, when it comes to enjoying the rosebuds of love, even if you gather them, then what? Isn't the result the same, that we can never be married?",
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"zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ"
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"zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ"
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"zh-pron": "mo daj u xua kun čžɛ čži"
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