- 拈花惹草
- niānhuārěcǎotoy with flowers and grass —dally with women; philander* * *nian1 hua1 re3 cao3to play with flowers and grass (idiom); to philander, to frequent brothels, to sow one's wild oats* * *拈花惹草niān huā rě cǎolust after flowers and grasses -- to chase after loose women; dally with women; enjoy oneself with other women; frequent houses of courtesans; have many love affairs; have promiscuous relations with women; pick flowers by the wayside or to enjoy secret fruits; sow one's wild oats* * *拈花惹草|拈花惹草 [niān huā rě cǎo] ► lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) ► fig. to womanize ► to frequent brothels ► to sow one's wild oats
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.