visit willow and look for flowers -- frequent brothels
Wen Liu Ping Hua, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w è NLI ǔ P í nghu ā, meaning to refer to prostitutes. From a dream of Red Mansions.
Idiom explanation
It's a metaphor for prostitutes.
The origin of Idioms
In Chapter 75 of a dream of Red Mansions, it is said that "all of them are hereditary CHILDES. Everyone has a rich family, and they are all teenagers. They are just a bunch of wandering wanku who fight chickens and run dogs and ask Liu Pinghua.
Analysis of Idioms
Search for flowers and ask for willows
Idiom usage
Usage: as object and attribute; used for male.
visit willow and look for flowers -- frequent brothels
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all is quiet in the dead of night - yè lán rén jìng
a plot to gain time in order to complete defense - huǎn bīng zhī jì
to one 's eyes there are no laws and rules - mù wú fǎ jì
speak vehemently with a distinctly moral tone - jī áng kāng kǎi
manoeuvre among political groups - bǎi hé zòng héng
one 's lips are dry and one 's mouth parched - chún gān kǒu zào