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花枝招展
Mandarin · pinyin huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
Meanings
- lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
- fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
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1–1–1–3 · hua1 zhi1 zhao1 zhan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faa1 zi1 ziu1 zin2
Cantonese word readings for 花枝招展. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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faa1 zi1 ziu1 zin2
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phrase
- (typically of a woman) gorgeously dressed; all dolled up; seductively dressed
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