抱拳 bào quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 kyun4
- to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
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抱
- 怀抱 懷抱 huái bào ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ waai4 pou5 to hug
- 抱怨 bào yuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ pou5 jyun3 to complain
- 抱歉 bào qiàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ pou5 hip3 to be sorry
- 抱负 抱負 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ pou5 fu6 aspiration
- 拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào ㄩㄥ ㄅㄠˋ jung2 pou5 to embrace
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- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
- 抱团 抱團 bào tuán ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ pou5 tyun4 to band together; to team up
- 抱定 bào dìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pou5 ding6 to hold on firmly
- 抱屈 bào qū ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄩ pou5 wat1 feel wronged
- 抱恨 bào hèn ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ pou5 han6 to have a gnawing regret
- 抱愧 bào kuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pou5 kwai3 feel ashamed
- 抱抱 bào bào ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ pou5 pou5 to hug; to give a cuddle
- 抱持 bào chí ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ pou5 ci4 to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
- 抱摔 bào shuāi ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄞ pou5 seoi1 body slam (wrestling move)
- 抱有 bào yǒu ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ pou5 jau5 to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
- 抱枕 bào zhěn ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ pou5 zam2 bolster
- 抱死 bào sǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙˇ pou5 sei2 (of a wheel during braking) to lock up
- 抱病 bào bìng ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ pou5 beng6 to be ill; to be in poor health
- 抱睡 bào shuì ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ pou5 seoi6 to hold a baby or child while they sleep
- 抱石 bào shí ㄅㄠˋ ㄕˊ pou5 sek6 (sports) bouldering
拳
- 拳头 拳頭 quán tou ㄑㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ kyun4 tau4 fist
- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 出拳 chū quán ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ceot1 kyun4 to throw a punch
- 划拳 huá quán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ waa4 kyun4 finger-guessing game
- 勾拳 gōu quán ㄍㄡ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ngau1 kyun4 hook (punch in boxing)
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- 南拳 nán quán ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ naam4 kyun4 Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
- 打拳 dǎ quán ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ daa2 kyun4 to do shadowboxing
- 拳交 quán jiāo ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ kyun4 gaau1 fisting (sex act)
- 拳套 quán tào ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄠˋ kyun4 tou3 boxing glove
- 拳师 拳師 quán shī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕ kyun4 si1 boxing coach
- 拳手 quán shǒu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ kyun4 sau2 boxer
- 拳打 quán dǎ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ kyun4 daa2 to punch
- 拳拳 quán quán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ kyun4 kyun4 (literary) earnest; sincere
- 拳击 拳擊 quán jī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ kyun4 gik1 boxing
- 拳曲 quán qū ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ kyun4 kuk1 to curl
- 拳棒 quán bàng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄤˋ kyun4 paang5 martial arts; kung fu
- 拳法 quán fǎ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄚˇ kyun4 faat3 boxing
- 拳王 quán wáng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ kyun4 wong4 boxing champion
- 拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ kyun4 goek3 Chinese boxing
- 拳术 拳術 quán shù ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ kyun4 seot6 Chinese boxing
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 抱恨黄泉 抱恨黃泉 bào hèn huáng quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 han6 wong4 cyun4 (idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife
- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
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- 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ pou5 tau4 syu2 cyun3 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 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
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 花拳绣腿 花拳繡腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ faa1 kyun4 sau3 teoi2 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
- 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚ ㄓㄤˇ mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)