Chinese word dictionary
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng · lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); fig. beautiful flowers
Simplified姹紫嫣红
Traditional奼紫嫣紅
Pinyinchà zǐ yān hóng
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