烧高香 (燒高香)
shāo gāo xiāng
Pinyin

Definition

烧高香 (燒高香)
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shāo gāo xiāng
  1. to burn incense
  2. to thank profusely

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tí gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to improve
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
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 gǎng
  1. 1 Hong Kong
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao

Idioms (20)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex