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烧香
烧
香
Traditional
燒香
shāo
xiāng
word #39,251
noun
to burn incense
Related words
香火
xiāng huǒ
incense burning in front of a temple
香炉
xiāng lú
a censer (for burning incense)
佛像
fó xiàng
Buddhist image
拜佛
bài fó
to worship Buddha
牲
shēng
domestic animal
俎
zǔ
a stand for food at sacrifice
哈达
hǎ dá
khata (Tibetan or Mongolian ceremonial scarf)
石碑
shí bēi
stele
Appears in
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
烧香拜佛
shāo xiāng bài fó
to burn incense and worship Buddha
Found in idioms
平时不烧香,急来抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng jí lái bào fó jiǎo
拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to; fig. to curry favor from the right person
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