奈何花落曲流觞
[nài hé huā luò qŭ liú shāng]
'Flowers falling and flowing wine cup' suggests a bittersweet sentiment towards time passing and the fading beauty of transient phenomena. The phrase can allude to traditional Chinese pastimes where poetry was composed beside a meandering stream into which cups of wine were set floating; people would then create a verse whenever a cup stopped before them, signifying nostalgia, melancholy, and cultural refinement.