花花公子

huāhuā-gōngzǐ

idiom

Meanings

1 playboy; dandy
2 a frivolous, well-dressed son of privilege

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

他是个十足的花花公子，整天泡在酒吧里。

Tā shì gè shízú de huāhuā-gōngzǐ, zhěngtiān pào zài jiǔbā lǐ.

He's a complete playboy who spends all day hanging out in bars.

HSK 7-9

千万别嫁给那种花花公子，他不会真心待你。

Qiānwàn bié jià gěi nàzhǒng huāhuā-gōngzǐ, tā búhuì zhēnxīn dài nǐ.

Whatever you do, don't marry that sort of playboy - he won't treat you sincerely.

Tips

history

Found in the Qing-dynasty satirical novel 《何典》: 活死人便知他是个仗官托势的花花公子了 - 'Living-Dead-Man saw at once that he was a flashy playboy relying on official connections.'

culture

Also the Chinese name for the Playboy magazine brand (花花公子). 花花 evokes flashiness and indulgence; 公子 originally meant 'son of nobility' - together, the spoiled rich-kid stereotype.

Stroke Order

花 huā

公 gōng

子 zǐ