鲜花插在牛粪上 in English xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure
  • metaphorically a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)

Simplified Characters

鲜 花 插 在 牛 粪 上

Traditional Characters

鮮 花 插 在 牛 糞 上

Pinyin

xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鲜xian1variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3] 花hua1surname Hua 插cha1to insert 在zai4(located) at 牛niu2surname Niu 粪fen4manure 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]