探花

tànhuā
  1. candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 状元 zhuàngyuán)
  2. (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet

CEDICT

slang

Entry Composition

1 探 tàn
  1. to explore
  2. to search out
  3. to scout
  4. to visit
  5. to stretch forward
=2 花 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇
=2 花 huā old variant of 花 huā
=2 花 huā
  1. variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi