花心

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Etymology 1 [edit]

Literally: "flowery heart".

Adjective [edit]

花心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huāxīn)

  1. (slang) having a roving eye; promiscuous
    花心男人
    a womanizer

Etymology 2 [edit]

Literally: "flower's heart".

Noun [edit]

花心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huāxīn)

  1. centre of a flower
Derived terms [edit]

References [edit]

  • 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说:中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2: