倒屣相迎

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Chinese

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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)
simp. #(倒屣相迎)
Literally: “to welcome with shoes on wrong feet”.

Etymology

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獻帝西,粲長安中郎將蔡邕才學顯著貴重朝廷車騎賓客 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
献帝西,粲长安中郎将蔡邕才学显著贵重朝廷车骑宾客 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd 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

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Idiom

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倒屣相迎

  1. to welcome enthusiastically