十指不沾阳春水

Traditional: 十指不沾陽春水

shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

Dictionary entry

(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc); to lead a pampered life

What does 十指不沾阳春水 mean?

十指不沾阳春水 (shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc); to lead a pampered life

Character breakdown

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十shíten · 10 指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-沾zhānto moisten · to be infected by 阳yángpositive (electric.) · sun 春chūnold variant of 春[chun1]水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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How to pronounce 十指不沾阳春水

十指不沾阳春水

shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

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