拈花惹草 in English nian1 hua1 re3 cao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to womanize
  • to frequent brothels
  • to sow one's wild oats

Simplified Characters

拈 花 惹 草

Traditional Characters

拈 花 惹 草

Pinyin

nian1 hua1 re3 cao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拈nian1to nip 花hua1surname Hua 惹re3to provoke 草cao3variant of 草[cao3]