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截发剉稾
截发剉稾
截发剉稾

截发剉稾 — Chinese Idiom

截发剉稾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a virtuous and hospitable mother who is willing to make sacrifices to entertain guests; to go to great lengths to show hospitality”.

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截发剉稾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

截发剉稾 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
截
jié14cut off, intercept, stop
发
fā5to issue, send, or develop
剉cuò—
稾gǎo—

Example Sentence with 截发剉稾

那位母亲为了招待远道而来的客人,不惜截发剉稾,只为让他们感到宾至如归
To ensure her distant guests felt truly welcome, the host went to great lengths, demonstrating a hospitality akin to 'cutting her hair and chopping straw' to provide for them.

Idioms Related to 截发剉稾

More idioms starting with 截

  • jié截fā发liú留bīn宾Cut hair to entertain guests
  • jié截fā发cuò锉gǎo藳entertain guests with utmost sincerity
  • jié截duàn断zhòng众liú流possess profound transcendent insight
  • jié截rán然bù不tóng同completely different
  • jié截jìng胫pōu剖xīn心inflict brutal suffering on people
  • jié截zhǐ趾shì适lǚ履force to conform, often to detriment
  • jié截zhǐ趾shì适jù屦make unreasonable self-damaging compromise
  • jié截zhǐ趾shì適lǚ履force to fit by unsuitable alteration
  • jié截yuán辕dù杜pèi辔obstruct someone's path
  • jié截tiě铁zhǎn斩dìng钉firm and resolute
  • jié截dèng镫liú留biān鞭reluctantly bid farewell to a departing dignitary
  • jié截cháng长bǔ补duǎn短leverage strengths to compensate for weaknesses

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Questions about 截发剉稾

What does 截发剉稾 mean?

截发剉稾 (jié fā cuò gǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a virtuous and hospitable mother who is willing to make sacrifices to entertain guests; to go to great lengths to show hospitality”.

How do you pronounce 截发剉稾?

截发剉稾 is pronounced jié fā cuò gǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 截发剉稾?

比喻贤母好客。同“截发留宾”。

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