請神容易送神難

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Chinese

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to ask; to invite; please (do something)
to ask; to invite; please (do something); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request
 
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present)
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
 
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
trad. (請神容易送神難) 容易
simp. (请神容易送神难) 容易
Literally: “It's easy to invite a god, but not so easy to get rid of a god.”

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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請神容易送神難

  1. It is easy to invite some people to come and help you but difficult to get them to leave afterwards.