右袒 yòu tǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ jau6 taan2
- to take sides with
- to be partial to
- to be biased
- to favor one side
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右
- 右边 右邊 yòu bian ㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ jau6 bin1 right side
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 座右铭 座右銘 zuò yòu míng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zo6 jau6 ming4 motto
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 反右 fǎn yòu ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄡˋ faan2 jau6 anti-rightist
Show 15 more words with 右
- 右上 yòu shàng ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄤˋ jau6 soeng6 upper right
- 右下 yòu xià ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jau6 haa6 lower right
- 右侧 右側 yòu cè ㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄜˋ jau6 zak1 right side
- 右倾 右傾 yòu qīng ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ jau6 king1 right-wing
- 右手 yòu shǒu ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ jau6 sau2 right hand
- 右方 yòu fāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄤ jau6 fong1 right-hand side
- 右江 Yòu jiāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jau6 gong1 see 右江区
- 右派 yòu pài ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄞˋ jau6 paai3 (political) right
- 右玉 Yòu yù ㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ jau6 juk6 see 右玉县
- 右翼 yòu yì ㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ jau6 jik6 the right flank
- 右舵 yòu duò ㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄛˋ jau6 to4 right rudder
- 右舷 yòu xián ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau6 jin4 starboard (of a ship)
- 右转 右轉 yòu zhuǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ jau6 zyun3 to turn right
- 右面 yòu miàn ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau6 min6 right side
- 右首 yòu shǒu ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ jau6 sau2 right-hand side
袒
- 偏袒 piān tǎn ㄆㄧㄢ ㄊㄢˇ pin1 taan2 to bare one shoulder
- 左袒 zuǒ tǎn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˇ zo2 taan2 to take sides with
- 肉袒 ròu tǎn ㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ juk6 taan2 to make a humble apology (formal writing)
- 膝袒 xī tǎn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˇ sat1 taan2 to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
- 袒免 tǎn miǎn ㄊㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ taan2 min5 to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow
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- 袒庇 tǎn bì ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ taan2 bei3 to shield
- 袒缚 袒縛 tǎn fù ㄊㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ taan2 bok3 to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
- 袒胸 tǎn xiōng ㄊㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄥ taan2 hung1 to bare the breast
- 袒膊 tǎn bó ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ taan2 bok3 to strip to the waist
- 袒衣 tǎn yī ㄊㄢˇ ㄧ taan2 ji1 to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing
- 袒裼 tǎn xī ㄊㄢˇ ㄒㄧ taan2 sik3 to bare the upper body
- 袒护 袒護 tǎn hù ㄊㄢˇ ㄏㄨˋ taan2 wu6 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc
- 袒露 tǎn lù ㄊㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ taan2 lou6 to expose
- 裸袒 luǒ tǎn ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˇ lo2 taan2 naked
- 露袒 lù tǎn ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄢˇ lou6 taan2 exposed
- 左右袒 zuǒ yòu tǎn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ zo2 jau6 taan2 to take sides with
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 无出其右 無出其右 wú chū qí yòu ㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˋ mou4 ceot1 kei4 jau6 (idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 左右两难 左右兩難 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ zo2 jau6 loeng5 naan4 (idiom) between a rock and a hard place
- 左右为难 左右為難 zuǒ yòu wéi nán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ zo2 jau6 wai6 naan4 (idiom) between a rock and a hard place