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闲花野草

闲花野草 — “Idle flowers and wild grasses”

闲花野草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Wild flowers and weeds (figuratively, women with whom a man has illicit affairs; paramours; loose women)”. Literally, “idle flowers and wild grasses”.

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闲花野草 Pronunciation and Pinyin

闲花野草 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
闲
xián7idle, at leisure
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
野
yě11wild, open country
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough

Example Sentence with 闲花野草

他虽然事业有成,却沉迷于闲花野草,最终婚姻破裂。
Although successful in his career, he indulged in extramarital affairs, which ultimately led to the breakdown of his marriage.

Idioms Related to 闲花野草

Synonyms of 闲花野草

  • yě野cǎo草xián闲huā花illicit lovers or casual relationships

More idioms starting with 闲

  • xián闲yún云gū孤hè鹤free and unrestrained person
  • xián闲yún云yě野hè鹤leisurely carefree person
  • xián闲jū居wú无liáo聊idle and bored
  • xián闲qíng情bié别zhì致leisurely mood and unique charm
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì志leisurely mood and carefree interests
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì致leisurely mood and refined interests
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸qù趣leisurely feelings and elegant interests
  • xián闲chóu愁wàn万zhǒng种a myriad of melancholy feelings
  • xián闲shí时bù不shāo烧xiāng香,,jí急lái来bào抱fó佛jiǎo脚Neglect preparations, seek help last minute
  • xián闲shì是xián闲fēi非idle gossip
  • xián闲cáo曹lěng冷jú局an unimportant leisurely official post
  • xián闲zá杂rén人děng等unauthorized or unrelated persons

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Questions about 闲花野草

What does 闲花野草 mean?

闲花野草 (xián huā yě cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Wild flowers and weeds (figuratively, women with whom a man has illicit affairs; paramours; loose women)”.

How do you pronounce 闲花野草?

闲花野草 is pronounced xián huā yě cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 闲花野草 literally mean?

Literally, 闲花野草 means “idle flowers and wild grasses”. It is used to mean “Wild flowers and weeds (figuratively, women with whom a man has illicit affairs; paramours; loose women)”.

What is the Chinese definition of 闲花野草?

野生的花草。比喻男子在妻子以外所玩弄的女子。

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