拈花惹草

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Chinese

flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (拈花惹草)
simp. #(拈花惹草)
Literally: “toy with flowers and grass”.

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拈花惹草

  1. to dally with women; to philander