拈花惹草
niān​huā​rě​cǎo

to womanize

  • created reference approved 拈花惹草 → 惹草拈花 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈花惹草 niān​huā​rě​cǎo

    惹草拈花 rě​cǎo​niān​huā

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    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 拈花惹草 · niān​huā​rě​cǎo · to womanize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈花惹草

    niān​huā​rě​cǎo

    to womanize

    To pick flowers and trample the grass; refers to a man seeking extramarital affairs, frequenting brothels, or seducing women.

    nián​huā​rě​cǎo

    拈 (literal) → 拈 · niān · to pick up 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · beauty 惹 (literal) → 惹 · rě · to cause 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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