拣佛烧香(jiǎn fó shāo xiāng): to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 揀佛燒香
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
- Meaning
- to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 揀佛燒香
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 拣佛烧香 — tap one to open its word page.
fǎng仿fú佛
HSK 6to seem; as if; seemingly
fó佛jiào教
HSK 6Buddhism
fēn分jiǎn拣
to sort (mail)
pī披shā沙jiǎn拣jīn金
(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四
to be picky
tiāo挑jiǎn拣
to pick and choose
tiāo挑féi肥jiǎn拣shòu瘦
(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
jiǎn拣xuǎn选
to select
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