无事不登三宝殿

Traditional: 無事不登三寶殿

wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn

Dictionary entry

lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)

What does 无事不登三宝殿 mean?

无事不登三宝殿 (wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)

2fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]事shìmatter · thing 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-登dēngto scale (a height) · to ascend 三Sānsurname San 宝bǎovariant of 寶|宝[bao3]殿diànpalace hall

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