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拣佛烧香
jiǎn​fó​shāo​xiāng

to curry favor with the right person

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 拣 揀 jiǎn
    to choose
    to choose; to select; to pick out; to sort out
  2. 佛 fó noun
    Buddha image
    a statue or image of Buddha
  3. 烧香 燒香 shāo​xiāng
    to burn incense
    to burn incense sticks when praying to gods or ancestors