| 十指不沾阳春水 |
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ |
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) / to lead a pampered life |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 指 |
zhǐ |
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 沾 |
zhān |
to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch |
| 沾 |
zhān |
variant of 沾 / to moisten |
| 阳 |
yáng |
positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 阴 |
| 阳春 |
Yáng chūn |
see 阳春市 |
| 春 |
chūn |
old variant of 春 |
| 春 |
Chūn |
surname Chun |
| 春 |
chūn |
spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |