拈花摘艳 — Chinese Idiom
拈花摘艳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to craft suggestive, overly ornate, or flowery (often erotic) language, typically in writing or speech; to embellish with superficial elegance rather than genuine content”.
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拈花摘艳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拈花摘艳 Character Breakdown
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这位作者的文章总是喜欢拈花摘艳，辞藻虽华丽，却常常流于空洞，缺乏深刻的内涵
This author's writing always indulges in crafting overly ornate and flowery language; though the rhetoric is splendid, it often becomes hollow, lacking profound substance.
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- niān拈duàn断zī髭xū须pondering deeply while writing poetry
- niān拈háo毫nòng弄guǎn管engage in writing or painting
- niān拈huā花yī一xiào笑a knowing smile or tacit understanding
- niān拈huā花nòng弄yuè月admire flowers and the moon
- niān拈huā花nòng弄liǔ柳to flirt with women
- niān拈huā花wēi微xiào笑a knowing smile of profound insight
- niān拈huā花rě惹cǎo草flirt with many people
- niān拈huā花zhāi摘yè叶to engage in frivolous sexual encounters
- niān拈huā花zhāi摘cǎo草to philander or womanize
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What does 拈花摘艳 mean?
拈花摘艳 (niān huā zhāi yàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to craft suggestive, overly ornate, or flowery (often erotic) language, typically in writing or speech; to embellish with superficial elegance rather than genuine content”.
How do you pronounce 拈花摘艳?
拈花摘艳 is pronounced niān huā zhāi yàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 拈花摘艳?
指雕琢淫词艳句。亦作“拈华摘艳”。