掏腰包
掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo ㄊㄠ ㄧㄠ ㄅㄠ tou4 jiu1 baau1
- to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
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More words with these characters
掏
腰
- 弯腰彎腰 wān yāo ㄨㄢ ㄧㄠ waan1 jiu1 to stoop
- 撑腰撐腰 chēng yāo ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ caang1 jiu1 to support
- 下腰 xià yāo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠ haa6 jiu1 (gymnastics) to do a bridge
- 仗腰 zhàng yāo ㄓㄤˋ ㄧㄠ zoeng6 jiu1 to back sb up
- 前腰 qián yāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠ cin4 jiu1 (soccer) attacking midfield; attacking midfielder role
- 半腰 bàn yāo ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄠ bun3 jiu1 middle
Idioms with these characters
- 点头哈腰點頭哈腰 diǎn tóu hā yāo ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ dim2 tau4 haa1 jiu1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
- 腰缠万贯腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn ㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jiu1 cin4 maan6 gun3 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
- 腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄗˇ jiu1 gam1 ji1 zi2 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
- 包办代替包辦代替 bāo bàn dài tì ㄅㄠ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ baau1 baan6 doi6 tai3 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
- 包藏祸心包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 包揽词讼包攬詞訟 bāo lǎn cí sòng ㄅㄠ ㄌㄢˇ ㄘˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ baau1 laam5 ci4 zung6 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
- 大包大揽大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)