抱拳
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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More words with these characters
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
- 合抱 hé bào ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ hap6 pou5 to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
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)
- 南拳 nán quán ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ naam4 kyun4 Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
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
- 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
- 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)
- 拳打脚踢拳打腳踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧ kyun4 daa2 goek3 tek3 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up