捶背
chuí bèi
Pinyin
Definition
捶背
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- to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
Character Decomposition
Idioms (14)
勾肩搭背
- 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
- 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
- 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
- 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
- 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
捶胸顿足
- 1 to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
弃约背盟
- 1 to abrogate an agreement
- 2 to break one's oath (idiom)