无事不登三宝殿 (無事不登三寶殿)
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Pinyin
Definition
无事不登三宝殿 (無事不登三寶殿)
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- lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
- fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
- having a hidden agenda
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一倡三叹
- 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
Sample Sentences
我今天真是无事不登三宝殿,你快帮我出出主意。
I really came to ask something of you today. Quick and help me to come up with an idea.