倒屣相迎

Chinese

		upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt	slippers	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	to welcome
trad. (倒屣相迎)		倒	屣	相	迎
simp. #(倒屣相迎)		倒	屣	相	迎
Literally: “to welcome with shoes on wrong feet”.

Etymology

獻帝西遷，粲徙長安，左中郎將蔡邕見而奇之。時邕才學顯著，貴重朝廷，常車騎填巷，賓客盈坐。聞粲在門，倒屣迎之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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献帝西迁，粲徙长安，左中郎将蔡邕见而奇之。时邕才学显著，贵重朝廷，常车骑填巷，宾客盈坐。闻粲在门，倒屣迎之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE

Xiàndì xī qiān, Càn xǐ Cháng'ān, zuǒ zhōnglángjiàng Cài Yōng jiàn ér qí zhī. Shí Yōng cáixué xiǎnzhù, guìzhòng cháotíng, cháng jūjì tián xiàng, bīnkè yíng zuò. Wén Càn zài mén, dào xǐ yíng zhī. [Pinyin]

When Emperor Xian moved the capital west to Chang'an, Wang Can followed the emperor and also moved there. When Cai Yong, the Left Commander of the Palace Guards met him, he was surprised at him. At that time, Cai was already known for his rich knowledge and was highly valued by the imperial court. The alleys near his house was often full of carriages and horses of his visitors, and his house was full of guests. One day, when he heard that Wang Can was in front of his house's door, he was too eager to welcome him that he put his shoes on the wrong feet.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoxǐxiāngyíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ saai² soeng¹ jing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoxǐxiāngyíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàosǐsiangyíng
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hsi³-hsiang¹-ying²
    • Yale: dàu-syǐ-syāng-yíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshiishiangyng
    • Palladius: даосисянъин (daosisjanʺin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ saai² soeng¹ jing⁴
    • Yale: dou sáai sēung yìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ saai² soeng¹ jing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ sai² sêng¹ ying⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ saːi̯³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

倒屣相迎

1. to welcome enthusiastically