就擒
就擒 jiù qín ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zau6 kam4
- to be taken prisoner
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就
擒
- 擒获擒獲 qín huò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kam4 wok6 to apprehend
- 生擒 shēng qín ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄣˊ saang1 kam4 to capture alive
- 擒人节擒人節 Qín rén jié ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ kam4 jan4 zit3 (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
- 手到擒来手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 擒贼擒王擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 按部就班 àn bù jiù bān ㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄢ on3 bou6 zau6 baan1 (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
- 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bun3 teoi1 bun3 zau6 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
- 避实就虚避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
- 各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ gok3 zau6 gok3 wai6 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
- 擒贼擒王擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 手到擒来手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)