嘘寒问暖 — Chinese idiom
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
Traditional: 噓寒問暖
Meaning
- to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being
- to pamper
Character by character
- 嘘xūto blow, to exhale, to hiss, to sigh; to praise
- 寒hánchilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 暖nuǎnwarm, genial
Idioms sharing a character
- 自我吹嘘 zì wǒ chuī xū
- 不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì
- 乍暖还寒 zhà nuǎn huán hán
- 唇亡齿寒 chún wáng chǐ hán
- 问寒问暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn
- 啼饥号寒 tí jī háo hán
- 噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán
- 天寒地冻 tiān hán dì dòng
- 寒风刺骨 hán fēng cì gǔ
- 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán
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