鲜花插在牛粪上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng

pretty woman with bad man; beauty with a fool

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
  2. 2. lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure

Characters

Character Meaning
鲜 xiān HSK 3
fresh; delicious; tasty
花 huā HSK 3
to spend (money, time); flower; blossom
插 chā HSK 5
to insert; stick in; pierce
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
牛 niú HSK 2
cow; ox; bull
粪 fèn
dung; manure
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above