十 指 不 沾 阳 春 水

shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐdictionary entry

(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc) / to lead a pampered life

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

十指不沾陽春水 十指不沾阳春水 [shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3] /(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc); to lead a pampered life/

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Other forms in these source records: 十指不沾陽春水

十
shí
ten / 10
指
zhǐ
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
沾
zhān
to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch
阳
yáng
positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yīn]
春
chūn
spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life
Chūn
surname Chun
水
shuǐ
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
Shuǐ
surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

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