Chinese–English

拈花惹草

niān huā rě cǎo · nian hua re cao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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