The original French text of the sentence "After me, the flood" is "Après moi, le déluge" (English: After me, the flood), but it means "After me, the flood" , there will be huge floods", which is very different from the well-known "after I die, there will be huge floods". Another original French version - "Après nous, le déluge" (English: After us, The flood), which means "after we die, there will be a flood." This version is also very popular and even authoritative.

This sentence was not actually said by Louis XV, but by his mistress Madame de Pompadour. The 1997 edition of "Random House Dictionary" believes that Louis XV's "Après moi, le déluge" is actually adapted from Madame de Pompadour's "Après nous, le déluge" to Louis XV. Madame Pompadour A true original creator.