十指不沾阳春水 in English shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to have no need to fend for oneself (idiomatic expression)
  • to lead a pampered life

Simplified Characters

十 指 不 沾 阳 春 水

Traditional Characters

十 指 不 沾 陽 春 水

Pinyin

shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

十shi2ten 指zhi3finger 不bu4(negative prefix) 沾zhan1to moisten 阳yang2positive (electric.) 春chun1old variant of 春[chun1] 水shui3surname Shui