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 ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ faa¹ man⁶ lau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnhuāwènliǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨㄣˋ 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

1. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery
2. (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