Chinese

		one; 1; single one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	M for flowers	fresh flower	insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	ox; cow; bull	manure; dung	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (一朵鮮花插在牛糞上)		一	朵	鮮花	插	在	牛	糞	上
simp. (一朵鲜花插在牛粪上)		一	朵	鲜花	插	在	牛	粪	上

Idiom

一朵鮮花插在牛糞上

1. a beautiful or talented woman who marries an ugly or untalented husband

Synonyms

• 好花插在牛糞上／好花插在牛粪上

References

• “一朵鮮花插在牛糞上”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2009-05-18