攘袖
攘袖 rǎng xiù ㄖㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ joeng4 zau6
- to roll up the sleeves
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More words with these characters
攘
- 熙熙攘攘 xī xī rǎng rǎng ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ hei1 hei1 joeng6 joeng6 (idiom) bustling with activity
- 咕攘 gū rang ㄍㄨ ˙ㄖㄤ gu1 joeng4 to wriggle about
- 寇攘 kòu rǎng ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄤˇ kau3 joeng4 to rob and steal
- 扰攘擾攘 rǎo rǎng ㄖㄠˇ ㄖㄤˇ jiu5 joeng5 bustling
- 攘善 rǎng shàn ㄖㄤˇ ㄕㄢˋ joeng4 sin6 to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
- 攘场攘場 rǎng cháng ㄖㄤˇ ㄔㄤˊ joeng4 coeng4 to spread harvested grain over an area
袖
- 袖珍 xiù zhēn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ zau6 zan1 pocket-sized
- 领袖領袖 lǐng xiù ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ling5 zau6 leader
- 袖手旁观袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- 套袖 tào xiù ㄊㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ tou3 zau6 sleeve cover
- 断袖斷袖 duàn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun6 zau6 homosexual
- 水袖 shuǐ xiù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ seoi2 zau6 flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
Idioms with these characters
- 兵戈扰攘兵戈擾攘 bīng gē rǎo rǎng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ ㄖㄠˇ ㄖㄤˇ bing1 gwo1 jiu5 joeng5 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
- 攘外安内攘外安內 rǎng wài ān nèi ㄖㄤˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄢ ㄋㄟˋ joeng4 ngoi6 on1 noi6 to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)
- 熙来攘往熙來攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ hei1 loi4 joeng4 wong5 a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
- 熙熙攘攘 xī xī rǎng rǎng ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ hei1 hei1 joeng6 joeng6 (idiom) bustling with activity
- 长袖善舞長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 断袖之癖斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
- 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩˋ fat1 zau6 ji4 heoi3 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
- 两袖清风兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 清风两袖清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 fung1 loeng5 zau6 honest and upright (idiom)