群芳 (qún fāng) — a multitude of flowers (literary); a bevy of beautiful women; a group of elegant ladies
Definition
Literary word for a gathering of beautiful flowers, and by extension a group of beautiful women. Mostly appears in classical or formal writing, not daily speech.
noun
a multitude of flowers (literary)a bevy of beautiful womena group of elegant ladies
Examples
- ,群芳,。Chūn tiān lái le, yuán zhōng qún fāng jìng fàng, měi bú shèng shōu.Spring has come; the garden is full of blooming flowers — too beautiful to take in all at once.
- 群芳,。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le mín guó shí qī de yí dài qún fāng, gè yǒu fēng cǎi.This novel portrays a generation of beautiful women from the Republican era, each with her own charm.
- ,群芳,。Zài xuǎn měi bǐ sài zhōng, qún fāng zhēng yàn, chǎng miàn shí fēn rè nao.At the beauty pageant, many beauties vied for attention; the scene was very lively.
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