三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
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1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
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2 plagiarism
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
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1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
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1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
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2 fig. extravagant embellishments
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3 hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
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1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
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1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
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1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
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1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
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2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
女扮男装
nu:3 bàn nán zhuāng
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1 (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
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1 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
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2 a woman's heart is with her husband
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
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1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
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1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
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2 (of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
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1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
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2 fig. to frequent brothels
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3 to sow one's wild oats
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
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1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
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1 to burst with joy (idiom)
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2 to be over the moon
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3 to be elated
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
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1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
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2 fig. to womanize
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3 to frequent brothels
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4 to sow one's wild oats
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
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1 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
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2 superficial display (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
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1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
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1 lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
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2 fig. outdated
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3 thing of the past
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4 dead letter