嘘寒问暖xū hán wèn nuǎnbe solicitous about sb’s health; greet sb and (/or) ask after his health;inquire after sb’s well-being; show great concern for others
❍ 梁柱三天没见师傅，一不嘘寒，二不问暖，他知道师傅对这些都不计较，…… (李正《火花·千秋大业》66)Liang Zhu had not seen his master for three days,but he did not greet him or ask after his health,knowing that Old Meng had no patience with such formalities. 嘘寒问暖xū hán wèn nuǎn嘘寒：向受冻的人呵热气，使之感到温暖；问暖：问冷问热。形容对别人的生活非常关心。inquire after sb.’s well-being, be solicitous about sb.’s well-being, ask after sb.’s needs |