截发留宾 (截髮留賓) jiéfàliúbīn

jiéfàliúbīn set phrase to cut hair [for money to] host a guest
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: From a story about of a mother who cuts her hair for money to host her son's unexpected guest (Guoyu '截髮留賓'; Mathews 1931 '截髮剉薦', p. 107)

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