名 草 有 主

míng cǎo yǒu zhǔdictionary entry

(idiom) (humorous) (of a man) already taken (male counterpart of 名花有主[míng huā yǒu zhǔ])

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

名草有主 名草有主 [ming2 cao3 you3 zhu3] /(idiom) (humorous) (of a man) already taken (male counterpart of 名花有主[ming2 hua1 you3 zhu3])/

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Character information

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名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
草
cǎo
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]
cào
See the full entry for source details.
有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
主
zhǔ
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

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