十指不沾阳春水
shí​zhǐ​bù​zhān​yáng​chūn​shuǐ

to lead a pampered life

  • created sense approved 十指不沾阳春水/十指不沾陽春水 · shí​zhǐ​bù​zhān​yáng​chūn​shuǐ · to lead a pampered life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十指不沾阳春水 / 十指不沾陽春水

    shí​zhǐ​bù​zhān​yáng​chūn​shuǐ

    to lead a pampered life

    (idiom) to have no need to do manual labor or fend for oneself; literally meaning one's fingers never touch the cold water of springtime

    十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · finger 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 沾 (literal) → 沾 · zhān · to touch 阳春 (literal) → 阳春/陽春 · yáng​chūn · springtime 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water

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    created sense