měi​shì​wèn

to ask about everything

  • created reference approved 每事问/每事問 → 论语/論語 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    每事问 / 每事問 měi​shì​wèn

    论语 / 論語 lún​yǔ

    see

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  • created sense approved 每事问/每事問 · měi​shì​wèn · to ask about everything — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    每事问 / 每事問

    měi​shì​wèn

    to ask about everything

    To inquire about or research every detail; shows a curious and diligent attitude toward learning or understanding something new. Originally a description from the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] of Confucius asking about every procedure upon entering the Great Ancestral Temple.

    每 (literal) → 每 · měi · every 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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