沾花惹草

zhān huā rě cǎo

Dictionary entry

to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

What does 沾花惹草 mean?

沾花惹草 (zhān huā rě cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

2to womanize

3to frequent brothels

4to sow one's wild oats

Character breakdown

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沾zhānto moisten · to be infected by 花Huāsurname Hua 惹rěto provoke · to irritate 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]

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How to pronounce 沾花惹草

沾花惹草

zhān huā rě cǎo

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