拜佛
bài Fó
Pinyin
Definition
拜佛
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- to worship Buddha
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
不看僧面看佛面
- 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
- 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
- 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
- 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- 2 plagiarism
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 doing things at the last minute
- 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
Sample Sentences
天啊,你还越说越神了。那你是不是时常和你妈妈一起抽签,拜佛,供神,烧香?
Man, oh man, the more you say, the more mystical it seems. So do you and your mom often draw lots, worship the Buddha, make offerings to spirits and burn incense?
难闻。我最怕烧香的味道了。真搞不懂为什么有那么多人要去求神拜佛。
Bad-smelling. The smell of burning incense is the worst. I just don't get why so many people pray to Buddha for help.