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招蜂引蝶

Mandarin · pinyin zhāo fēng yǐn dié

Meanings

  1. (lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to flirt
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招
zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
蜂
fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
引
yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
蝶
dié · butterfly
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1–1–3–2 · zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2

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招蜂引蝶 · zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2
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Exact source record招蜂引蝶 招蜂引蝶 [zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2] /(lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom)/(fig.) to flirt/