拣佛烧香

Traditional: 揀佛燒香

jiǎn fó shāo xiāng

Dictionary entry

to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

What does 拣佛烧香 mean?

拣佛烧香 (jiǎn fó shāo xiāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

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拣jiǎnto choose · to pick 佛FóBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])烧shāoto burn; to set on fire · to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)香xiāngfragrant · sweet smelling

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