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拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
What 拣佛烧香 means
- to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
The characters in 拣佛烧香
- 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick; to sort out
- 佛fúused in 仿佛
- 烧shāoto burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise
- 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
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