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十指不沾阳春水

shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

7-character word Traditional 十指不沾陽春水

What 十指不沾阳春水 means

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

The characters in 十指不沾阳春水

• 十shíten; 10
• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 沾zhānto moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
• 阳yángpositive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism)
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水