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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- to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
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
偷香窃玉
- 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
- 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
- 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text