惹草沾花
rě​cǎo​zhān​huā

to womanize

  • created reference approved 惹草沾花 → 沾花惹草 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惹草沾花 rě​cǎo​zhān​huā

    沾花惹草 zhān​huā​rě​cǎo

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  • created sense approved 惹草沾花 · rě​cǎo​zhān​huā · to womanize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惹草沾花

    rě​cǎo​zhān​huā

    to womanize

    to womanize or frequent brothels; to pursue many romantic or sexual affairs; literally "to provoke the grass and touch the flowers"

    惹 (literal) → 惹 · rě · to cause 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass 沾 (literal) → 沾 · zhān · to touch 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · beauty

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