作揖
作揖 zuò yī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ zok3 jap1
- to bow with hands held in front
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
- 作废作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
揖
- 张揖張揖 Zhāng Yī ㄓㄤ ㄧ zoeng1 jap1 Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
- 长揖長揖 cháng yī ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ coeng4 jap1 to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
- 打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ daa2 gung2 zok3 jap1 to bow respectfully with clasped hands
- 打躬作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ daa2 gung1 zok3 jap1 to bow respectfully with clasped hands
- 罗圈儿揖羅圈兒揖 luó quān r yī ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢ ㄦ ㄧ lo4 hyun1 ji4 jap1 to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
- 开门揖盗開門揖盜 kāi mén yī dào ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6 leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
Idioms with these characters
- 并肩作战並肩作戰 bìng jiān zuò zhàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3 (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- 俾夜作昼俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 俾昼作夜俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 从中作梗從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 当家作主當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)