家花没有野花香 家花沒有野花香 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side 献花 獻花 xiàn huā to offer flowers / to lay flowers (as a memorial) 繁花 fán huā flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 香气 香氣 xiāng qì fragrance / aroma / incense syn 浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense syn 芳香 fāng xiāng fragrant / aromatic / fragrance / aroma syn 飘香 飄香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well syn 香山 xiāng shān Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing) 扑鼻 撲鼻 pū bí to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors) syn 幽香 yōu xiāng delicate fragrance syn 馨香 xīn xiāng fragrance / fragrant (of incense) syn 国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng national grace, divine fragrance (idiom) / an outstanding beauty syn 浓香 濃香 nóng xiāng strong fragrance / pungent syn 香包 xiāng bāo a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival 菲 fēi luxuriant (plant growth) / rich with fragrance / phenanthrene C14H10 syn 芬 fēn perfume / fragrance 熏 薰 xūn fragrance / warm / to educate / variant of 熏[xun1] / to smoke / to fumigate 馥 fù fragrance / scent / aroma syn 天香国色 天香國色 tiān xiāng guó sè divine fragrance, national grace (idiom) / an outstanding beauty syn 飶 bì fragrance of food 馝 bì fragrance 芬香 fēn xiāng fragrance / fragrant 棻 fēn aromatic wood / perfume / fragrance 不经一番风霜苦，难得腊梅吐清香 不經一番風霜苦，難得臘梅吐清香 bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ , nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? 残香 殘香 cán xiāng lingering fragrance 浓灪 濃灪 nóng yù variant of 濃鬱|浓郁, dense (e.g. forest) / rich (color, fragrance, atmosphere) 鱼香 魚香 yú xiāng yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) 藒车 藒車 qiè chē a variety of aromatic herb used as a fragrance or bug repeller (old) 暗香 àn xiāng subtle fragrance 落汗 lào hàn to stop sweating / (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc 肸蚃 肸蠁 xī xiǎng (literary) (of a sound, fragrance etc) to fill the air 香氛 xiāng fēn fragrance / perfume 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 花卉 huā huì flowers and plants syn 花草 huā cǎo flowers and plants syn 百花 bǎi huā all kinds of flowers 花木 huā mù flowers and trees / plants / flora syn 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans 黄花 黃花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl) syn 花丛 花叢 huā cóng cluster of flowers / inflorescence / flowering shrub syn 花鸟 花鳥 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers 锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off 喷火 噴火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers) 花坛 花壇 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape syn 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 采花 採花 cǎi huā to pick flowers / to enter houses at night in order to rape women 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 养花 養花 yǎng huā growing flowers 百花园 百花園 bǎi huā yuán Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan syn 姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers syn 百花奖 百花獎 bǎi huā jiǎng Hundred Flowers Awards, film prize awarded since 1962 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 术 術 zhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea syn 吊篮 吊籃 diào lán hanging basket (for flowers) / gondola (of cable car) 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 并蒂莲 並蒂蓮 bìng dì lián lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk / fig. a devoted married couple syn 白蜡树 白蠟樹 bái là shù Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM 谢 謝 xiè to thank / (bound form) to apologize / (bound form) to decline / to refuse / (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither syn 扎 紮 zā to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2] syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 摘 zhāi to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need syn 旺 wàng prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring syn 掐 qiā to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight syn 扦 qiān short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 窨 xūn to scent tea with flowers / variant of 熏[xun1] 蕤 ruí fringe / overladen with flowers 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) / fig. an unrealistic rosy view / viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles / also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花 syn 月下花前 yuè xià huā qián lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom) / fig. romantic surroundings 柳绿花红 柳綠花紅 liǔ lǜ huā hóng lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring 百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā myriad plants and flowers (idiom) / rich and colorful 花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn 花红柳绿 花紅柳綠 huā hóng liǔ lǜ red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring syn 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom) / fig. blurred vision syn 天花乱坠 天花亂墜 tiān huā luàn zhuì lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments / hype syn 十字花科 shí zì huā kē Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals) 去芜存菁 去蕪存菁 qù wú cún jīng lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers / to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom) 反右派斗争 反右派鬥爭 fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957 反右运动 反右運動 fǎn yòu yùn dòng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957 奇花异卉 奇花異卉 qí huā yì huì exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom) syn 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers / superficial display (idiom) 春黄菊属 春黃菊屬 chūn huáng jú shǔ Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile 李汝珍 lǐ rǔ zhēn Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror 争妍斗艳 爭妍鬥艷 zhēng yán dòu yàn contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor 百花齐放，百家争鸣 百花齊放，百家爭鳴 bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom) / refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956 破颜 破顏 pò yán to break into a smile / (of flowers) to open 紫草科 zǐ cǎo kē Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes) 花朝节 花朝節 huā zhāo jié Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February 花簇 huā cù bunch of flowers / bouquet 踏青赏花 踏青賞花 tà qīng shǎng huā to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom) 镜花缘 鏡花緣 jìng huā yuán Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1] 