盘膝
盘膝盤膝 pán xī ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄧ pun4 sat1
- cross-legged
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More words with these characters
盘
膝
- 膝盖膝蓋 xī gài ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ sat1 goi3 knee
- 促膝 cù xī ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cuk1 sat1 to sit knee to knee
- 牛膝 niú xī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ngau4 sat1 Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
- 绕膝繞膝 rào xī ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ jiu5 sat1 (children) run around parent's knees
- 膝下 xī xià ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sat1 haa6 at the knee (in reference to children)
- 膝袒 xī tǎn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˇ sat1 taan2 to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
Idioms with these characters
- 杯盘狼藉杯盤狼藉 bēi pán láng jí ㄅㄟ ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄧˊ bui1 pun4 long4 zik6 cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
- 打小算盘打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 虎踞龙盘虎踞龍盤 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 盘根错节盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ pun4 gan1 co3 zit3 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
- 盘根究底盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 gau3 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- 促膝谈心促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 奴颜婢膝奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
- 绕膝承欢繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)