金盆洗手

jīn pén xǐ shǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)

What does 金盆洗手 mean?

金盆洗手 (jīn pén xǐ shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)

2fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw

Character breakdown

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金Jīnsurname Jin · surname Kim (Korean)盆pénbasin · flower pot 洗xǐto wash; to bathe · to develop (photographs)手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold

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jīn pén xǐ shǒu

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