无事不登三宝殿

wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn

Definiciones

1. lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)
2. fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)

Palabras que componen 无事不登三宝殿

• 三 sān: three
• 不 bù: no; not so
• 事 shì: matter
• 宝 bǎo: jewel
• 无 wú: not to have
• 登 dēng: to scale (a height)
• 三宝 sān bǎo: the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
• 宝殿 bǎo diàn: king's palace
• 殿 diàn: palace hall