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Chinese
Etymology
From The Biography of the Duke of Zhou (魯周公世家) in the Records of the Grand Historian:
「然我一沐三握髮，一飯三吐哺，起以待士，猶恐失天下之賢人。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
「然我一沐三握发，一饭三吐哺，起以待士，犹恐失天下之贤人。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- “rán wǒ yī mù sān wò fà, yī fàn sān tù bǔ, qǐ yǐ dài shì, yóu kǒng shī tiānxià zhī xiánrén.”
- " Yet each time I bathe, I am called away three times, wringing out my hair in haste; each time I dine, I rush off three times, spitting out my food in haste, in order to wait upon some gentleman. I do so because I am always fearful that I may otherwise fail to gain the service of a worthy man."
Pronunciation
Idiom
握髮吐哺
- to be eager of talents
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 𦧲飯應／𦧲饭应 (loe1 faan6 jing3)