暗花

ànhuā

veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 暗 àn variant of 暗 àn
=1 暗 àn
  1. dark
  2. to turn dark
  3. secret; hidden
  4. (literary) confused; ignorant
=1 暗 àn
  1. (literary) to close (a door)
  2. to eclipse
  3. confused; ignorant (variant of 暗 àn)
  4. dark (variant of 暗 àn)
=2 花 Huā surname Hua
=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

Containing this entry

暗花兒 ànhuār veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric
柳暗花明 liǔànhuāmíng
  1. lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. light at the end of the tunnel
柳暗花明 liǔ'ànhuāmíng