created sense approved 拣佛烧香/揀佛燒香 · jiǎnfóshāoxiāng · to curry favor with the right person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拣佛烧香 / 揀佛燒香
jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
to curry favor with the right person
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to; to be selective in who one chooses to flatter or curry favor with
拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddha image 烧香 (literal) → 烧香/燒香 · shāoxiāng · to burn incense
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 拣佛烧香/揀佛燒香 · jiǎnfóshāoxiāng · to discriminate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拣佛烧香 / 揀佛燒香
jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
to discriminate
to treat people differently based on their status or importance; to be selective in one's hospitality or attention
拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddha image 烧香 (literal) → 烧香/燒香 · shāoxiāng · to burn incense
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition