寻花问柳 — Chinese idiom
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
Traditional: 尋花問柳
Meaning
- lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery
- fig. to frequent brothels
- to sow one's wild oats
Character by character
- 寻xúnto seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
- 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 柳liǔwillow tree; pleasure; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
- 寻欢作乐 xún huān zuò lè
- 无迹可寻 wú jì kě xún
- 耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi
- 自寻死路 zì xún sǐ lù
- 自寻烦恼 zì xún fán nǎo
- 非同寻常 fēi tóng xún cháng
- 借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó
- 名花有主 míng huā yǒu zhǔ
- 天花乱坠 tiān huā luàn zhuì
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