抱拳
bào quán
Pinyin
Definition
抱拳
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- to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to hold
- 2 to carry (in one's arms)
- 3 to hug
- 4 to embrace
- 5 to surround
- 6 to cherish
- 1 to complain
- 2 to grumble
- 3 to harbor a complaint
- 4 to feel dissatisfied
- 1 to embrace
- 2 to hug
- 1 to hug
- 2 to cherish
- 3 within the bosom (of the family)
- 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
- 1 to hug
- 2 to embrace
Idioms (11)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 doing things at the last minute
- 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
- 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
- 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
- 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
- 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously