Outstanding women awarded on March 8 are also called 'March 8 Golden Flowers.'
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usage
Three main uses: (1) literal/decorative, a gold-colored flower or gold flower ornament worn in traditional hair styles; (2) the idiom 眼冒金花 ('seeing golden spots') for dizziness or fury; (3) honorific for outstanding women, e.g. the 1959 film 《五朵金花》 about Bai women in Dali made the phrase a byword for admirable women.
culture
五朵金花 (1959), a Changchun Film Studio musical set in Dali, Yunnan, turned 金花 into a cultural synonym for 'excellent young woman.' The five lead actresses were all nicknamed 金花 after the film. The expression stuck in propaganda and award culture.
