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拈花惹草
nim1 faa1 je5 cou2 |
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lit.: While you lift up a flower with your finger(tip), you rouse the grass around too. An idiom to describe the polygamous attitude of a man. Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:拈 nim1 - pick up with fingers花 faa1 - flower 惹 je5 - cause; attract; offend; provoke 草 cou2 - grass; herbs; weed |
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