抱大腿

抱大腿

Chinese

		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
simp. and trad. (抱大腿)		抱	大腿
Literally: “to cling to someone's laps”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bào dàtuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ

• Min Nan (POJ): phō-tōa-thúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bào dàtuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw dahtoei
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Min Nan
  • (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/

Verb

抱大腿

1. (idiomatic, derogatory) to be obsequious and fawn on (someone); to curry favour with people of power and influence

See also

• 抱佛腳／抱佛脚 (bàofójiǎo)