汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 无事不登三宝殿
lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth) / having a hidden agenda
It is a metaphor for not coming home
比喻没事不上门。
() wú shì bù/bú dēng sān () bǎo 殿 diàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

无事不登三宝殿,所以便来找你。

I no thing dun come three palace, so I come to find you.

我不喜欢那些无事不登三宝殿(除非有事相求,从来不来找我)的朋友。

I don't like those friends who never come to my house other than to ask for help. ;