仗腰

zhàngyāo
  1. to back sb up
  2. to support (from the rear)

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Entry Composition

1 仗 zhàng
  1. weaponry
  2. to hold (a weapon)
  3. to wield
  4. to rely on
  5. to depend on
  6. war
  7. battle
2 腰 yāo
  1. the waist and lower back
  2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
  3. the waist of trousers or a skirt
  4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket
  5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

Related entries

敲邊鼓 qiāobiāngǔ
  1. to back sb up
  2. to support sb in an argument
  3. (lit. to beat nearby drum)
力挺 lìtǐng
  1. to support
  2. to back
助戰 zhùzhàn to support (in battle)
扶掖 fúyè
  1. to support
  2. to help
承托 chéngtuō
  1. to support
  2. to bear (a weight)
  3. to prop up
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