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"overladen with flowers" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
蕤 ruí fringe / overladen with flowers
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
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
鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3]
花卉 huā huì flowers and plants syn
花香 huā xiāng fragrance of flowers 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]
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]
隐花植物 隱花植物 yǐn huā zhí wù Cryptogamae / cryptogamous plant (botany) / plants such as algae 藻類|藻类[zao3 lei4], moss 苔蘚|苔藓[tai2 xian3] and fern 蕨類|蕨类[jue2 lei4] that reproduce by spores 孢子[bao1 zi3] in place of flowers
沾花惹草 zhān huā rě cǎo to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
埃蕾 āi lěi centaury herb with flowers (TCM) / Herba Centaurii altaici cum flore
百花运动 百花運動 bǎi huā yùn dòng Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted
落花有意，流水无情 落花有意，流水無情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
花肥 huā féi fertilizer for potted flowers / fertilizer used to promote flowering in crop plants
鲜花插在牛粪上 鮮花插在牛糞上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
攀折 pān zhé to snap off (flowers, leaves, twigs etc from a tree or shrub) syn
移花接木 yí huā - jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom) / fig. to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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