created sense approved 拾尘/拾塵 · shíchén · to misunderstand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拾尘 / 拾塵
shíchén
to misunderstand
(literary) to doubt or suspect someone due to a misunderstanding. This refers to an anecdote where [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]] mistakenly believed his disciple [[颜回|顏回|yan2 hui2]] was stealing food, when he was actually only eating a bit of rice that had been soiled by soot.
拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 尘 (literal) → 尘/塵 · chén · dust
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