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Open the tool →侍执巾栉 (shì zhí jīn zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to serve one's husband with devoted personal care”.
侍执巾栉 is pronounced shì zhí jīn zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 侍执巾栉 means “Attend with towel and comb”. It is used to mean “to serve one's husband with devoted personal care”.
巾栉:手巾和梳子。拿着毛巾、梳子侍侯。形容妻妾服侍夫君