無事不登三寶殿
wú​shì​bù​dēng​sān​bǎo​diàn

to visit someone with a purpose

  • created reference approved 无事不登三宝殿/無事不登三寶殿 → 三宝殿/三寶殿 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无事不登三宝殿 / 無事不登三寶殿 wú​shì​bù​dēng​sān​bǎo​diàn

    三宝殿 / 三寶殿 sān​bǎo​diàn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 无事不登三宝殿/無事不登三寶殿 · wú​shì​bù​dēng​sān​bǎo​diàn · to visit someone with a purpose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无事不登三宝殿 / 無事不登三寶殿

    wú​shì​bù​dēng​sān​bǎo​diàn

    to visit someone with a purpose

    literally meaning one does not visit a temple without a reason; used to describe visiting someone only when one has a request or a specific motive

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 登 (literal) → 登 · dēng · to ascend 三宝殿 (literal) → 三宝殿/三寶殿 · sān​bǎo​diàn · Buddhist temple hall

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

    created sense