「撐腰」
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Pronunciation: | caang1 jiu1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
撐 to support; to expand; support; withstand; to prop; to hold against; to hang on; to hold out; to persevere; to back somebody up; to open; to fill 腰 waist |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Explanation: |
(someone with power) to back somebody up; literally, to support one's waist
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See also: | 撐 一鼻孔出氣 作威作福 打邊鼓 放冷箭 有恃無恐 橫行無忌 橫行霸道 狐假虎威 胡作非為 鼎力支持 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析) |
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