拣佛烧香 (揀佛燒香)
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
Pinyin

Definition

拣佛烧香 (揀佛燒香)
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jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
  1. to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

Related Words (20)

fǎng fú
  1. 1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 Buddhism
xiāng
  1. 1 fragrant
  2. 2 sweet smelling
  3. 3 aromatic
  4. 4 savory or appetizing
  5. 5 (to eat) with relish
  6. 6 (of sleep) sound
  7. 7 perfume or spice
  8. 8 joss or incense stick
  9. 9 classifier: 根 gēn
xiāng shuǐ
  1. 1 perfume
  2. 2 cologne
Xiāng gǎng
  1. 1 Hong Kong

Idioms (20)

不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text