截发锉藳 — Chinese Idiom
截发锉藳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to entertain guests with utmost sincerity and hospitality, even making personal sacrifices; to go to great lengths to provide for visitors despite personal hardship”.
截发锉藳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
截发锉藳 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 截发锉藳
Origin and Story of 截发锉藳
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Fan Kui, a filial son from Fanyang, sought lodging at Tao Kan's home.
Tao Kan's family was poor, living a difficult life with his mother, Mrs. Zhan. Tao Kan was worried about how to host the guest.
Mrs. Zhan then cut off her long hair, asking her son to sell it in the market to buy several measures of rice. Additionally, she chopped down a pillar and burned straw mats to provide for the guest, and ground hay to feed the guest's horse.
Fan Kui was deeply impressed and respected their extreme hospitality.
Idioms Related to 截发锉藳
Synonyms of 截发锉藳
More idioms starting with 截
- jié截fā发cuò剉gǎo稾virtuous mother's hospitality
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 截发锉藳
What does 截发锉藳 mean?
截发锉藳 (jié fā cuò gǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to entertain guests with utmost sincerity and hospitality, even making personal sacrifices; to go to great lengths to provide for visitors despite personal hardship”.
How do you pronounce 截发锉藳?
截发锉藳 is pronounced jié fā cuò gǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 截发锉藳 come from?
截发锉藳 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 截发锉藳?
锉藳：锉碎褥草。把头发剪了卖钱招待客人，锉碎褥草给客人喂马。指诚挚待客