绕膝
绕膝繞膝 rào xī ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ jiu5 sat1
- (children) run around parent's knees
- fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
绕
- 围绕圍繞 wéi rào ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˋ wai4 jiu5 to revolve around
- 环绕環繞 huán rào ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄠˋ waan4 jiu5 to surround
- 绕行繞行 rào xíng ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jiu5 hang4 to take a circular (or circuitous) route
- 卷绕卷繞 juǎn rào ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄠˋ gyun2 jiu5 to wind
- 回绕回繞 huí rào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄠˋ wui4 jiu5 winding
- 旋绕旋繞 xuán rào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄠˋ syun4 jiu5 to curl up; to wind around
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)
- 盘膝盤膝 pán xī ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄧ pun4 sat1 cross-legged
- 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
- 绕来绕去繞來繞去 rào lái rào qù ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄠˋ ㄑㄩˋ jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
- 绕梁三日繞梁三日 rào liáng sān rì ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄖˋ jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
- 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)
- 余响绕梁餘響繞梁 yú xiǎng rào liáng ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jyu4 hoeng2 jiu5 loeng4 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
- 余音绕梁餘音繞梁 yú yīn rào liáng ㄩˊ ㄧㄣ ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jyu4 jam1 jiu5 loeng4 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
- 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)