Word information
Simplified拈花惹草
Traditional拈花惹草
Pinyinniān huā rě cǎo
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拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo · lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels
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花huā
flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花[hua1]; surname Hua; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
花huāflower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花[hua1]; surname Hua; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
花Huāsurname Hua
草cǎograss; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]; variant of 草[cao3]
草地cǎodìlawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4]
花园huāyuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]