佛頭著糞
fó​tóu​zhuó​fèn

to desecrate

  • created sense approved 佛头着粪/佛頭著糞 · fó​tóu​zhuó​fèn · to desecrate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    佛头着粪 / 佛頭著糞

    fó​tóu​zhuó​fèn

    to desecrate

    Literal meaning is "to put bird droppings on a Buddha's head"; used to describe spoiling or desecrating something beautiful or sacred. Often used as a self-deprecating way of saying that one's own addition to a masterpiece would only ruin it.

    佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddha image 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zhuó · to apply 粪 (literal) → 粪/糞 · fèn · manure

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    created sense