拈 花 惹 草

niān huā rě cǎodictionary entry

lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats

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Original source entry:

拈花惹草 拈花惹草 [nian1 hua1 re3 cao3] /lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)/fig. to womanize/to frequent brothels/to sow one's wild oats/

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