捧杀
捧杀捧殺 pěng shā ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄚ pung2 saat3
- to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
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More words with these characters
捧
- 吹捧 chuī pěng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄥˇ ceoi1 pung2 to flatter
- 捧场捧場 pěng chǎng ㄆㄥˇ ㄔㄤˇ pung2 coeng4 to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants
- 捧哏 pěng gén ㄆㄥˇ ㄍㄣˊ pung2 gan1 straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1])
- 捧托 pěng tuō ㄆㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄛ pung2 tok3 to hold up with both hands
- 捧杯 pěng bēi ㄆㄥˇ ㄅㄟ pung2 bui1 to hold the winner's trophy; to win the championship
- 捧红捧紅 pěng hóng ㄆㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ pung2 hung4 to make popular; to make famous
Idioms with these characters
- 掇臀捧屁 duō tún pěng pì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄆㄧˋ zyut3 tyun4 pung2 pei3 to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
- 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào ㄆㄥˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ pung2 fuk1 daai6 siu3 (idiom) to split one's sides laughing
- 西子捧心 Xī zǐ pěng xīn ㄒㄧ ㄗˇ ㄆㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ sai1 zi2 pung2 sam1 lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
- 众星捧月眾星捧月 zhòng xīng pěng yuè ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄆㄥˇ ㄩㄝˋ zung3 sing1 pung2 jyut6 lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- 赶尽杀绝趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gon2 zeon6 saat3 zyut6 to kill to the last one (idiom)
- 格杀勿论格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn ㄍㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ gaak3 saat3 mat6 leon6 (idiom) to kill on sight (without fear of prosecution)
- 借刀杀人借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- 滥杀无辜濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨ laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
- 杀鸡儆猴殺雞儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄡˊ saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4 lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)