36 results for *袖*

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  1. leader

    trad. 領袖

Also written 領袖【lǐng xiù】

More words

袖手旁观xiù shǒu páng guān

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

袖子xiù zi

sleeve

袖口xiù kǒu

cuff

袖扣xiù kòu

cuff link

xiù

sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve

套袖tào xiù

sleeve cover

攘袖rǎng xiù

to roll up the sleeves

断袖duàn xiù

homosexual; see 斷袖之癖|断袖之癖[duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3]

水袖shuǐ xiù

flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)

短袖duǎn xiù

short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt

肩袖jiān xiù

rotator cuff

衣袖yī xiù

the sleeve of a garment

袖套xiù tào

sleeve cover; outer sleeve

袖标xiù biāo

armband; sleeve badge

袖珍xiù zhēn

pocket-sized; pocket (book etc)

袖章xiù zhāng

armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)

袖筒xiù tǒng

sleeve

袖箍xiù gū

armband

袖管xiù guǎn

sleeve

袖箭xiù jiàn

spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve

长袖cháng xiù

long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt

捋袖子luō xiù zi

to push up one's sleeves

甩袖子shuǎi xiù zi

to swing one's sleeve (in anger)

袖珍人xiù zhēn rén

little person; midget; dwarf

袖珍本xiù zhēn běn

pocket book; paperback

袖筒儿xiù tǒng r

erhua variant of 袖筒[xiu4 tong3]

断袖之癖duàn xiù zhī pǐ

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.

两袖清风liǎng xiù qīng fēng

lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices

意见领袖yì jiàn lǐng xiù

opinion leader

拂袖而去fú xiù ér qù

to storm off in a huff (idiom)

清风两袖qīng fēng liǎng xiù

honest and upright (idiom)

精神领袖jīng shén lǐng xiù

spiritual leader (of a nation or church); religious leader

袖珍辞典xiù zhēn cí diǎn

pocket dictionary

袖珍音响xiù zhēn yīn xiǎng

pocket stereo; walkman

长袖善舞cháng xiù shàn wǔ

long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation