望乡台上摘牡丹，至死还要贪花望鄉臺上摘牡丹，至死還要貪花望鄉台上摘牡丹，至死還要貪花

picking peonies on the Terrace for Gazing Homeward: even at death still greedy for flowers

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks a man who lusts after women right up to his death. Critical and sarcastic.
Wordplay: 花 huā means both flowers (peonies) and, figuratively, young pretty women or prostitutes, so 贪花 tān huā means being greedy for blossoms and for women.

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Simplified: 望乡台上摘牡丹，至死还要贪花
Traditional (Taiwan): 望鄉臺上摘牡丹，至死還要貪花
Traditional (Hong Kong): 望鄉台上摘牡丹，至死還要貪花
Pinyin: wàngxiāngtái shang zhāi mǔdan, zhìsǐ hái yào tānhuā
Pinyin (Taiwan): wàngxiāngtái shàng zhāi mǔdan, zhìsǐ hái yào tānhuā
Bopomofo: ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄞㄇㄨˇ ˙ㄉㄢ，ㄓˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄢㄏㄨㄚ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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