抱粗腿
bào cū tuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

抱粗腿
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bào cū tuǐ
  1. to latch on to the rich and powerful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
  1. 1 coarse
  2. 2 rough
  3. 3 thick (for cylindrical objects)
  4. 4 unfinished
  5. 5 vulgar
  6. 6 rude
  7. 7 crude
tuǐ
  1. 1 leg
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
èr láng tuǐ
  1. 1 one leg over the other (legs crossed)
dà tuǐ
  1. 1 thigh
xiǎo tuǐ
  1. 1 lower leg (from knee to ankle)
  2. 2 shank
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace
bào yǒu
  1. 1 have
  2. 2 possess
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
huǒ tuǐ
  1. 1 ham
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
huǒ tuǐ cháng
  1. 1 ham sausage
gǒu tuǐ
  1. 1 lackey
  2. 2 henchman
  3. 3 to kiss up to
cū kǒu
  1. 1 swear words
  2. 2 obscene language
  3. 3 foul language
cū xīn
  1. 1 careless
  2. 2 thoughtless
cū cāo
  1. 1 crude
  2. 2 gruff
  3. 3 rough
  4. 4 coarse
cū liáng
  1. 1 coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)

Idioms (11)

平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
  1. 1 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
粗鲁不文
cū lǔ bù wén
  1. 1 crude and ill-educated (idiom)
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort
花拳绣腿
huā quán xiù tuǐ
  1. 1 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
  2. 2 highly embellished and ineffectual
  3. 3 fancy but impractical skills
  4. 4 all show and no go
  5. 5 pugilistic wankery

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