闲时不烧香
xián​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng

neglecting spiritual or practical preparation

  • created sense approved 闲时不烧香/閑時不燒香 · xián​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng · neglecting spiritual or practical preparation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闲时不烧香 / 閑時不燒香

    xián​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng

    neglecting spiritual or practical preparation

    to fail to burn incense during times of leisure; it describes a lack of preparation or neglect of duties during normal times, only to seek help desperately when a crisis occurs

    闲 (literal) → 闲/閒 · xián · spare time 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · when 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 烧香 (literal) → 烧香/燒香 · shāo​xiāng · to burn incense

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

    created sense