三衅三浴
sān​xìn​sān​yù

to treat with extreme respect

  • created sense approved 三衅三浴/三釁三浴 · sān​xìn​sān​yù · to treat with extreme respect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三衅三浴 / 三釁三浴

    sān​xìn​sān​yù

    to treat with extreme respect

    To apply fragrant oils and bathe many times; used to describe treating a guest or a person of talent with the utmost courtesy, sincerity, and respect.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 衅 (literal) → 衅/釁 · xìn · to smear 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 浴 (literal) → 浴 · yù · to bathe

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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