zhāo fēng yǐn dié

招蜂引蝶 (zhāo fēng yǐn dié) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); fig. to flirt”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to flirt

Characters in 招蜂引蝶

招zhāo · to recruit蜂fēng · bee引yǐn · to draw (e.g. a bow)蝶dié · (bound form) butterfly

Related words

招to recruit引起to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse吸引to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate引to draw (e.g. a bow)招呼to call out to引擎engine (loanword)蜜蜂bee引爆to ignite; to detonate引发to lead to蝴蝶butterfly勾引to seduce指引to guide

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