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姐妹花
jiě mèi huā
Pinyin
Definition
姐妹花
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jiě mèi huā
beautiful sisters
Character Decomposition
姐
女
月
一
妹
女
木
一
花
艹
亻
匕
Related Words
(20)
妹妹
mèi mei
1
younger sister
2
young woman
3
CL:個|个[gè]
姐妹
jiě mèi
1
sisters
2
siblings
3
sister (school, city etc)
姐姐
jiě jie
1
older sister
2
CL:個|个[gè]
小姐
xiǎo jie
1
young lady
2
miss
3
(slang) prostitute
4
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
烟花
yān huā
1
fireworks
2
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
花
Huā
1
surname Hua
雪花
xuě huā
1
snowflake
鲜花
xiān huā
1
flower
2
fresh flowers
3
CL:朵[duǒ]
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
1
pork belly
2
streaky pork
兄妹
xiōng mèi
1
brother(s) and sister(s)
印花
yìn huā
1
tax stamp
堂妹
táng mèi
1
younger female patrilineal cousin
堂姐
táng jiě
1
older female patrilineal cousin
大姐
dà jiě
1
big sister
2
elder sister
3
older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
大丽花
dà lì huā
1
dahlia (loanword)
天花板
tiān huā bǎn
1
ceiling
如花
rú huā
1
flowery
妹
mèi
1
younger sister
妹夫
mèi fu
1
younger sister's husband
妹子
mèi zi
1
(dialect) younger sister
2
girl
Idioms
(20)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
1
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2
plagiarism
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
1
the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
1
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
2
fig. extravagant embellishments
3
hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
1
exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
1
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
1
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2
(of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
1
lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
2
fig. to frequent brothels
3
to sow one's wild oats
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
1
to burst with joy (idiom)
2
to be over the moon
3
to be elated
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
1
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2
fig. to womanize
3
to frequent brothels
4
to sow one's wild oats
摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi
1
lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
2
superficial display (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
1
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
1
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
2
fig. outdated
3
thing of the past
4
dead letter
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
1
lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
2
flash in the pan (idiom)
3
short-lived
月下花前
yuè xià huā qián
1
lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom)
2
fig. romantic surroundings
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
1
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
2
light at the end of the tunnel
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
1
lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
梨花带雨
lí huā dài yǔ
1
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
2
fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
1
to deck the tree with false blossoms
2
to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè
1
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ
1
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
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