膝袒 xī tǎn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˇ sat1 taan2
- to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
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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
- 绕膝 繞膝 rào xī ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ jiu5 sat1 (children) run around parent's knees
Show 14 more words with 膝
- 膝下 xī xià ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sat1 haa6 at the knee (in reference to children)
- 护膝 護膝 hù xī ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧ wu6 sat1 kneepad
- 双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧ soeng1 sat1 both knees
- 齐膝 齊膝 qí xī ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ cai4 sat1 level with one's knees
- 屈膝礼 屈膝禮 qū xī lǐ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˇ wat1 sat1 lai5 curtsy
- 牛膝草 niú xī cǎo ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄠˇ ngau4 sat1 cou2 hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
- 磕膝盖 磕膝蓋 kē xī gài ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ hap6 sat1 goi3 (dialect) knee
- 膝上型 xī shàng xíng ㄒㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat1 soeng6 jing4 laptop (computer)
- 膝上舞 xī shàng wǔ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ sat1 soeng6 mou5 lap dance
- 膝盖骨 膝蓋骨 xī gài gǔ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ sat1 goi3 gwat1 kneecap
- 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
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- 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)
袒
- 偏袒 piān tǎn ㄆㄧㄢ ㄊㄢˇ pin1 taan2 to bare one shoulder
- 右袒 yòu tǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ jau6 taan2 to take sides with
- 左袒 zuǒ tǎn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˇ zo2 taan2 to take sides with
- 肉袒 ròu tǎn ㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ juk6 taan2 to make a humble apology (formal writing)
- 袒免 tǎn miǎn ㄊㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ taan2 min5 to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow
Show 11 more words with 袒
- 袒庇 tǎn bì ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ taan2 bei3 to shield
- 袒缚 袒縛 tǎn fù ㄊㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ taan2 bok3 to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
- 袒胸 tǎn xiōng ㄊㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄥ taan2 hung1 to bare the breast
- 袒膊 tǎn bó ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ taan2 bok3 to strip to the waist
- 袒衣 tǎn yī ㄊㄢˇ ㄧ taan2 ji1 to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing
- 袒裼 tǎn xī ㄊㄢˇ ㄒㄧ taan2 sik3 to bare the upper body
- 袒护 袒護 tǎn hù ㄊㄢˇ ㄏㄨˋ taan2 wu6 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc
- 袒露 tǎn lù ㄊㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ taan2 lou6 to expose
- 裸袒 luǒ tǎn ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˇ lo2 taan2 naked
- 露袒 lù tǎn ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄢˇ lou6 taan2 exposed
- 左右袒 zuǒ yòu tǎn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ zo2 jau6 taan2 to take sides with
Idioms with these characters
- 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