衣袖
yī xiù
Pinyin

Definition

衣袖
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yī xiù
  1. the sleeve of a garment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 classifier: 件 jiàn
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
  3. 3 classifier: 套 tào
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn

Idioms (20)

两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
  1. 1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.