水袖
水袖 shuǐ xiù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ seoi2 zau6
- flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
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More words with these characters
水
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
- 攘袖 rǎng xiù ㄖㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ joeng4 zau6 to roll up the sleeves
- 断袖斷袖 duàn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun6 zau6 homosexual
Idioms with these characters
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 背水一战背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 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)