摧花斫柳 — “To harm or ruin women”
摧花斫柳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm or ruin women”. To victimize women. Literally, “destroy flowers, chop willows”.
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摧花斫柳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
摧花斫柳 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 摧花斫柳
他一向行为不端，常做些摧花斫柳之事，名声很差。
He has always behaved improperly, often engaging in acts that harm women, and has a very bad reputation.
Idioms Related to 摧花斫柳
Synonyms of 摧花斫柳
More idioms starting with 摧
- cuī摧gāng刚wéi为róu柔turn rigid into flexible
- cuī摧jiān坚yì殪dí敌Shatter strongholds, annihilate the enemy
- cuī摧jiān坚huò获chǒu丑Crush strong foes, capture enemies
- cuī摧jiān坚xiàn陷dí敌destroy strongholds, capture enemy
- cuī摧jiān坚xiàn陷zhèn阵break through enemy lines and crush positions
- cuī摧shān山jiǎo搅hǎi海immense power, destroying mountains and stirring oceans
- cuī摧xīn心pōu剖gān肝utterly heartbroken and devastated
- cuī摧zhì志qū屈dào道Abandon aspirations and compromise integrity
- cuī摧zhé折háo豪qiáng强suppress the powerful and oppressive
- cuī摧xiǔ朽lā拉kū枯destroy something weak with ease
- cuī摧kū枯zhé折fǔ腐overcome obstacles effortlessly
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What does 摧花斫柳 mean?
摧花斫柳 (cuī huā zhuó liǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harm or ruin women”.
How do you pronounce 摧花斫柳?
摧花斫柳 is pronounced cuī huā zhuó liǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 摧花斫柳 literally mean?
Literally, 摧花斫柳 means “destroy flowers, chop willows”. It is used to mean “to harm or ruin women”.
What is the Chinese definition of 摧花斫柳?
摧：摧残；斫：用斧头砍。比喻摧残和伤害女子