树上开花 — Chinese idiom
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
Traditional: 樹上開花
Meaning
- to deck the tree with false blossoms
- to make something of no value appear valuable
Character by character
- 树shùtree; to plant; to set up, to establish
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
- 开kāito open; to start, to initiate, to begin
- 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
Idioms sharing a character
- 别树一帜 bié shù yī zhì
- 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
- 树大招风 shù dà zhāo fēng
- 树碑立传 shù bēi lì zhuàn
- 独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì
- 独树一格 dú shù yī gé
- 百年树人 bǎi nián shù rén
- 绿树成荫 lǜ shù chéng yīn
- 芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù
- 蚍蜉撼树 pí fú hàn shù
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