袖珍

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• 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) +

• 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own +
• 奇珍异宝奇珍異寶 qí zhēn yì bǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄣ ㄧˋ ㄅㄠˇ kei4 zan1 ji6 bou2 rare treasure (idiom) +
• 如数家珍如數家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄣ jyu4 sou3 gaa1 zan1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) +
• 山珍海错山珍海錯 shān zhēn hǎi cuò ㄕㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄏㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ saan1 zan1 hoi2 co3 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies +
• 善自珍摄善自珍攝 shàn zì zhēn shè ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ ㄕㄜˋ sin6 zi6 zan1 sip3 take good care of yourself! (idiom) +