尋花問柳

Chinese

		to search; to look for; to seek	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	to ask	willow
trad. (尋花問柳)		尋	花	問	柳
simp. (寻花问柳)		寻	花	问	柳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnhuāwènliǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ faa¹ man⁶ lau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnhuāwènliǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syúnhuawùnliǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsün²-hua¹-wên⁴-liu³
  - Yale: syún-hwā-wèn-lyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunhuawennleou
  - Palladius: сюньхуавэньлю (sjunʹxuavɛnʹlju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ wən⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ faa¹ man⁶ lau⁵
  - Yale: chàhm fā mahn láuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ faa¹ man⁶ lau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ fa¹ men⁶ leo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ faː⁵⁵ mɐn²² lɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

尋花問柳

to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery
(figurative) to visit prostitutes; to frequent brothels

Synonyms

問柳尋花／问柳寻花
覓柳尋花／觅柳寻花
(to visit prostitutes): 尋芳問柳／寻芳问柳 (xúnfāngwènliǔ), 問柳評花／问柳评花

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