招蜂引蝶 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies
• (fig.) to flirt

Character by character

• 招zhāoto summon; to recruit; to levy
• 蜂fēngbee, wasp, hornet
• 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 蝶diébutterfly

Idioms sharing a character

• 招兵买马 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
• 招摇撞骗 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn
• 招摇过市 zhāo yáo guò shì
• 招贤纳士 zhāo xián nà shì
• 招降纳叛 zhāo xiáng nà pàn
• 招风惹草 zhāo fēng rě cǎo
• 扬幡招魂 yáng fān zhāo hún
• 树大招风 shù dà zhāo fēng
• 目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
• 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn

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