寻花问柳 — Chinese idiom

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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