下榻留宾 — “To provide lodging for guests”
下榻留宾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to provide lodging for guests”. To host overnight guests. Literally, “To lower a bed and host guests”.
下榻留宾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
下榻留宾 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 下榻留宾
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Fan served as the Prefect of Yuzhang. He usually disliked having visitors stay overnight. However, the renowned scholar Xu Zhi was the sole exception.
In Chen Fan's residence, a special bed was prepared solely for Xu Zhi. Whenever Xu Zhi came to visit, the bed would be lowered for him to use, and after his departure, it would be hoisted up again. This demonstrated the profound depth of their friendship.
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More idioms starting with 下
- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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Open the tool →Questions about 下榻留宾
What does 下榻留宾 mean?
下榻留宾 (xià tà liú bīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to provide lodging for guests”.
How do you pronounce 下榻留宾?
下榻留宾 is pronounced xià tà liú bīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下榻留宾 literally mean?
Literally, 下榻留宾 means “to lower a bed and host guests”. It is used to mean “to provide lodging for guests”.
Where does 下榻留宾 come from?
下榻留宾 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 下榻留宾?
下榻：住宿。泛指留宾客住宿