奇花异草

• Pinyin: qí huā yì cǎo
• Desglose de hanzi: 奇 = 大 + 可 (unusual/remarkable); 花 = 艹 + 化 (flower); 异 = 巳 + 廾 (different/strange); 草 = 艹 + 早 (grass)

Significado

Flores y plantas raras y exóticas; flora extraordinaria

Originally describes rare botanical specimens. Metaphorically extended to exceptional talents, unusual creative works, or anything striking and out of the ordinary. Common in travel writing and descriptive literature.

Ejemplos

1. 植物园内种植了来自世界各地的奇花异草，令游人大开眼界。
2. 云南因丰富的生物多样性而盛产各类奇花异草。
3. 这位设计师善于从大自然的奇花异草中汲取创作灵感。

Guía de uso

Contexto: nature, botany, literature

Tono: admiring

Correcto

• 这片热带雨林中生长着无数奇花异草，令人叹为观止。(Countless rare and exotic plants grow in this tropical rainforest, leaving visitors in complete awe.)
• 展览馆内陈列着来自五大洲的奇花异草，种类繁多，美不胜收。(The exhibition hall displays rare and exotic flora from all five continents — diverse in variety and breathtaking in beauty.)

Incorrecto

• 她是个奇花异草 — applying this to a person metaphorically can sound patronising or dismissive; use 奇才/人才 to praise someone's exceptional talent

Origen e historia

奇花 (rare/remarkable flowers) + 异草 (exotic/unusual plants and grasses)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal