花丛 (huā cóng) — (literal) a cluster of flowers, flowering shrubs; (figurative, dated) the world of debauchery; brothel
Definition
Literally 'a cluster/thicket of flowers' — a natural scene word for a dense patch of blooming shrubs. The brothel sense is archaic literary usage, rarely seen today.
noun
(literal) a cluster of flowersflowering shrubs(figurative, dated) the world of debaucherybrothel
Measure word · 丛
Examples
- ，花丛。Chūn tiān lái le, huā cóng lǐ kāi mǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de huā.Spring has come, and the flower clusters are full of colorful flowers.
- 花丛，。Tā nián qīng shí céng zài huā cóng zhōng liú lián, rú jīn yǐ gǎi xié guī zhèng.He used to frequent brothels in his youth, but now he has reformed.
- 花丛。Hú dié zài huā cóng zhōng piān piān qǐ wǔ.Butterflies dance among the flower clusters.
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