抱大腿
Chinese
[edit]to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish |
large leg; thigh | ||
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| trad. (抱大腿) | 抱 | 大腿 | |
| simp. #(抱大腿) | 抱 | 大腿 | |
| Literally: “to cling to someone's laps”. | |||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bào dàtuěi
- Wade–Giles: pao4 ta4-tʻui3
- Yale: bàu dà-twěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw dahtoei
- Palladius: бао датуй (bao datuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-tōa-thúi
- Tâi-lô: phō-tuā-thuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: phoixdoaxtuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ tʰui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo⁴¹⁻²² tua⁴¹⁻²² tʰui⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ tʰui⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ tʰui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ tua³³⁻²¹ tʰui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
[edit]抱大腿
- (idiomatic, derogatory) to be obsequious and fawn on (someone); to curry favour with people of power and influence