扬鞭 (揚鞭)
yáng biān
Pinyin

Definition

扬鞭 (揚鞭)
 - 
yáng biān
  1. to whip on
  2. to raise a whip
  3. by ext. to swagger

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

鞭炮
biān pào
  1. 1 firecrackers
  2. 2 string of small firecrackers
  3. 3 classifier: 枚 méi
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible
扬鞭
yáng biān
  1. 1 to whip on
  2. 2 to raise a whip
  3. 3 by ext. to swagger
教鞭
jiào biān
  1. 1 teacher's pointer
牛鞭
niú biān
  1. 1 pizzle
  2. 2 bull's penis (served as food)

Idioms (4)

快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī
  1. 1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
鞭长莫及
biān cháng mò jí
  1. 1 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
  2. 2 too far to be able to help