沾花惹草 — Chinese idiom
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
Meaning
- to fondle the flowers and trample the grass
- to womanize
- to frequent brothels
- to sow one's wild oats
Character by character
- 沾zhānto moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch
- 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
- 惹rěto incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex
- 草cǎograss, herbs; straw, thatch
Idioms sharing a character
- 沾染世俗 zhān rǎn shì sú
- 沾亲带故 zhān qīn dài gù
- 脚不沾地 jiǎo bù zhān dì
- 借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó
- 名花有主 míng huā yǒu zhǔ
- 天花乱坠 tiān huā luàn zhuì
- 奇花异草 qí huā yì cǎo
- 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù
- 寻花问柳 xún huā wèn liǔ
- 心花怒放 xīn huā nù fàng
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