huā zhī zhāo zhǎn

花枝招展 (huā zhī zhāo zhǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
  2. 2fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)

Characters in 花枝招展

花huā · flower枝zhī · branch招zhāo · to recruit展zhǎn · to spread out

Related words

花flower花surname Hua花old variant of 花[hua1]花variant of 花[hua1]展示to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit进展to make headway; to make progress招to recruit发展development招呼to call out to展现to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display花园garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants展开to unfold; to spread out; to open up

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