created reference approved 惠而不费/惠而不費 → 顺水人情/順水人情 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
惠而不费 / 惠而不費 huì'érbùfèi
顺水人情 / 順水人情 shùnshuǐrénqíng
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 惠而不费/惠而不費 · huì'érbùfèi · kindness at no cost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
惠而不费 / 惠而不費
huì'érbùfèi
kindness at no cost
A favor or kind act that costs the doer nothing; can also refer to something that is good but inexpensive
huì'érbúfèi
惠 (literal) → 惠 · huì · benefit 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to spend
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 惠而不费/惠而不費 · huì'érbùfèi · empty promise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
惠而不费 / 惠而不費
huì'érbùfèi
empty promise
Figurative extension meaning to give empty talk or make a promise that requires no real commitment, often as a casual favor like a [[顺水人情|順水人情|shun4 shui3 ren2 qing2]]
huì'érbúfèi
惠 (literal) → 惠 · huì · benefit 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to spend
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition