捧角
pěng jué
Pinyin

Definition

捧角
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pěng jué
  1. to praise an actor
  2. adulation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
捧
pěng
  1. 1 to clasp
  2. 2 to cup the hands
  3. 3 to hold up with both hands
  4. 4 to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
  5. 5 to praise
  6. 6 to flatter
角
Jué
  1. 1 surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
  1. 1 angle
  2. 2 point of view
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
三角
sān jiǎo
  1. 1 triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
  1. 1 delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
八角
bā jiǎo
  1. 1 anise
  2. 2 star anise
  3. 3 aniseed
  4. 4 octagonal
  5. 5 Fructus Anisi stellati
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
口角
kǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 corner of the mouth
吹捧
chuī pěng
  1. 1 to flatter
  2. 2 to laud sb's accomplishments
  3. 3 adulation
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
广角
guǎng jiǎo
  1. 1 wide-angle
  2. 2 panoramic
  3. 3 fig. wide perspective
  4. 4 panorama
捧场
pěng chǎng
  1. 1 to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge)
  2. 2 to root for sb
  3. 3 to sing sb's praises
  4. 4 to flatter
旺角
Wàng Jiǎo
  1. 1 Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
死角
sǐ jiǎo
  1. 1 gap in coverage
  2. 2 gap in protection or defenses
  3. 3 neglected or overlooked area
  4. 4 dead end
海角
hǎi jiǎo
  1. 1 cape
  2. 2 promontory

Idioms (16)

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
掇臀捧屁
duō tún pěng pì
  1. 1 to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
  2. 2 to toady
  3. 3 boot-licking
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
众星捧月
zhòng xīng pěng yuè
  1. 1 lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
  2. 2 to group around a revered leader
  3. 3 to revolve around sb
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng
  1. 1 indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
西子捧心
Xī zǐ pěng xīn
  1. 1 lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a woman's lovely looks, despite the pangs of illness
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
  6. 6 same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
  1. 1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
  1. 1 promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between
麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rara avis
  3. 3 rarity

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