一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 [－－鲜－－－－粪－]

Jyutping jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng5
Pinyin yī duǒ xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    a beautiful or talented woman married to an ugly or untalented husband
    (syn.) 好花插在牛粪上, 好花插在牛糞上
    • 如果純情乖巧的張詩婷要對他動心那可真是一朵鮮花插在牛糞上。
      如果纯情乖巧的张诗婷要对他动心那可真是一朵鲜花插在牛粪上。
      rú guǒ chún qíng guāi qiǎo de zhāng shī tíng yào duì tā dòng xīn nà kě zhēn shì yī duǒ xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng ．
      If the pure and lovely Shiting Zhang shows interest in him, then it is really going to be a fresh flower stuck into cow dung.
    • “婚姻大事你能作主？”吳東海用疑問的目光看着她，“你不怕別人説你一朵鮮花插在了牛糞上？”
      “婚姻大事你能作主？”吴东海用疑问的目光看着她，“你不怕别人说你一朵鲜花插在了牛粪上？”
      “ hūn yīn dà shì nǐ néng zuò zhǔ ？ ” wú dōng hǎi yòng yí wèn de mù guāng kàn zhe tā ， “ nǐ bù pà bié rén shuō nǐ yī duǒ xiān huā chā zài le niú fèn shàng ？ ”
      "So you think you can decide your marriage yourself?" Donghai Wu gave her a look of doubts, "Don't you fear others may say you're a fresh flower stuck into cow dung?"

一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 [－－鲜－－－－粪－]

Jyutping jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6
Pinyin yī duǒ xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    對​於​靚​女​同個醜​男人​喺​埋​一​齊​，​感到​可惜​；​以鮮花​比喻​美女​，​牛糞​比喻​醜​男人
    to pity a woman with great qualities (especially in terms of beauty) that is in a relationship with a man who has much worse qualities (especially one who is ugly); literally: a fresh flower stuck in cow shit

一朵鮮花插在牛糞上 [－－鲜－－－－粪－]

Jyutping jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng5
Pinyin yī duǒ xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shang

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. a fresh flower planted on a cow dung, meaning a relationship where the woman has great qualities, where the man has not, or much inferior (especially use in looks)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一朵鲜花插在牛粪上。
    一朵鮮花插在牛糞上。
    jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6.
    • a fresh flower stuck in cow shit
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    如果纯情乖巧的张诗婷要对他动心那可真是一朵鲜花插在牛粪上。
    如果純情乖巧的張詩婷要對他動心那可真是一朵鮮花插在牛糞上。
    rú guǒ chún qíng guāi qiǎo de zhāng shī tíng yào duì tā dòng xīn nà kě zhēn shì yī duǒ xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng ．
    • If the pure and lovely Shiting Zhang shows interest in him, then it is really going to be a fresh flower stuck into cow dung.