visit willow and look for flowers -- frequent brothels(wèn liǔ xún huā)

visit willow and look for flowers -- frequent brothels

Looking for flowers and willows, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w è NLI ǔ x ú nhu ā, which means to enjoy the scenery of spring. Later, the old novels used to refer to prostitutes. It comes from Yan Zhongcheng's driving in vain by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It refers to whoring

Analysis of Idioms

Search for flowers and ask for willows

The origin of Idioms

In the book Yan Zhongcheng's driving in vain, written by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "Yuanrong went out of the countryside, asked Liu for flowers and went to the pavilion."

Idiom explanation

Flower, willow: originally refers to the spring scenery, old also refers to prostitutes. To enjoy the scenery of spring. Later novels used to refer to prostitutes.

Chinese PinYin : wèn liǔ xún huā