长袖 (長袖)
cháng xiù
Pinyin

Definition

长袖 (長袖)
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cháng xiù
  1. long sleeves
  2. long-sleeved shirt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

yī xiù
  1. 1 the sleeve of a garment
xiù
  1. 1 sleeve
  2. 2 to tuck inside one's sleeve
lǐng xiù
  1. 1 leader
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
  4. 4 classifier: 名 míng
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
xiù kǒu
  1. 1 cuff

Idioms (6)

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
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.
清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù
  1. 1 honest and upright (idiom)
袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
  1. 1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger