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拈花惹草

nim1 faa1 je5 cou2

nian3 hua1 re2 cao3 (Taiwan), nian1 hua1 re2 cao3 (PRC)

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.

拈花惹草 / 拈花惹草

This word was added by duaaagiii on 6th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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拈 nim1 nian1 - pick up with fingers
花 faa1 hua1 - flower
惹 je5 ruo4 re3 - [v] irritate; incite; provoke; rouse; induce;
草 cou2 cao3 zao4 - grass; herbs; weed

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