huì​rán​kěn​lái

to be so kind as to visit

  • created sense approved 惠然肯来/惠然肯來 · huì​rán​kěn​lái · to be so kind as to visit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惠然肯来 / 惠然肯來

    huì​rán​kěn​lái

    to be so kind as to visit

    (literary) used to welcome a visitor or express gratitude for someone's presence; to be so kind as to come or show up. Originally from the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]].

    惠 (literal) → 惠 · huì · [honorific] 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state] 肯 (literal) → 肯 · kěn · to be willing 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come

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