花心

Mandarin

Etymology 1

Literally: "flowery heart".

Adjective

花心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huāxīn)

1. (slang) having a roving eye; promiscuous

   花心的男人

   a womanizer

Etymology 2

Literally: "flower's heart".

Noun

花心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huāxīn)

1. centre of a flower

Derived terms

• 花心蘿蔔 (trad.), 花心萝卜 (simp.)

References

• 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说：中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2: