erhua variant of 隐身草[yǐn shēn cǎo]
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
(bird species of China) Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis)
Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang
Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia
1. lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)2. fig. a May-December relationship3. a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
草原灰伯劳 草原灰伯勞 cǎo yuán huī bó láo (bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains
阅微草堂笔记 閱微草堂筆記 yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì 1. Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 纪昀[jì yún], novel of the supernatural2. The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
天涯何处无芳草 天涯何處無芳草 tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
好马不吃回头草 好馬不吃回頭草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo 1. lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)2. fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)3. leave the past behind
人生一世，草木一春 rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
兵马未动，粮草先行 兵馬未動，糧草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng 1. before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers2. an army marches on its stomach
压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo 1. the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)2. the final straw
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn 1. lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)2. fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo 1. lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)2. fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
see 尖草坪区[jiān cǎo píng qū]
矮脚白花蛇利草 矮腳白花蛇利草 ǎi jiǎo bái huā shé lì cǎo see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]
又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo see 又要馬兒跑，又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[yòu yào mǎ r pǎo yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo]
(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.
(Tw) (botany) hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa var. radiata)
pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw)
(Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to relieve internal heat or sore throat, made with ingredients such as mesona 仙草[xiān cǎo], fish mint 鱼腥草[yú xīng cǎo], mint and dandelion