问寒问暖 — Chinese idiom
问寒问暖
wèn hán wèn nuǎn
Traditional: 問寒問暖
Meaning
- to show concern about sb's well-being
Character by character
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 寒hánchilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 暖nuǎnwarm, genial
Idioms sharing a character
- 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 问鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
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