扼腕 è wàn ㄜˋ ㄨㄢˋ aak1 wun2
- to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
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扼
- 扼制 è zhì ㄜˋ ㄓˋ aak1 zai3 to control
- 扼守 è shǒu ㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ aak1 sau2 to hold a pass
- 扼死 è sǐ ㄜˋ ㄙˇ aak1 sei2 to strangle
- 扼杀 扼殺 è shā ㄜˋ ㄕㄚ aak1 saat3 to strangle
- 扼要 è yào ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ aak1 jiu3 to the point
Show 4 more words with 扼
- 扼颈 扼頸 è jǐng ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ aak1 geng2 to strangle
- 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
腕
- 手腕 shǒu wàn ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄢˋ sau2 wun2 wrist
- 大腕儿 大腕兒 dà wàn r ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄦ daai6 wun2 ji4 erhua variant of 大腕
- 割腕 gē wàn ㄍㄜ ㄨㄢˋ got3 wun2 to slit one's wrists
- 大腕 dà wàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋ daai6 wun2 (coll.) big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
- 腕儿 腕兒 wàn r ㄨㄢˋ ㄦ wun2 ji4 see 大腕
Show 15 more words with 腕
- 腕子 wàn zi ㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ wun2 zi2 wrist
- 腕级 腕級 wàn jí ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧˊ wun2 kap1 celebrated
- 腕足 wàn zú ㄨㄢˋ ㄗㄨˊ wun2 zuk1 (zoology) tentacle
- 腕表 腕錶 wàn biǎo ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ wristwatch
- 腕龙 腕龍 wàn lóng ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ wun2 lung4 brachiosaurus
- 脚腕 腳腕 jiǎo wàn ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄢˋ goek3 wun2 ankle
- 腿腕 tuǐ wàn ㄊㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˋ teoi2 wun2 ankle
- 虚腕 虛腕 xū wàn ㄒㄩ ㄨㄢˋ heoi1 wun2 empty wrist (method of painting)
- 触腕 觸腕 chù wàn ㄔㄨˋ ㄨㄢˋ zuk1 wun2 cephalopod tentacle
- 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄢˋ tit3 wun2 iron fist (of the state)
- 手腕子 shǒu wàn zi ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ sau2 wun2 zi2 wrist
- 手腕式 shǒu wàn shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ sau2 wun2 sik1 wrist- (watch, compass)
- 掰手腕 bāi shǒu wàn ㄅㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄢˋ baai1 sau2 wun2 arm wrestling
- 掰腕子 bāi wàn zi ㄅㄞ ㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ baai1 wun2 zi2 arm wrestling
- 比腕力 bǐ wàn lì ㄅㄧˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ bei2 wun2 lik6 arm wrestling (Tw)
Idioms with these characters
- 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)