撑腰

撐腰
chēngyāo
  1. to support
  2. to brace

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to back (someone); to be behind (someone) for support
  2. to back (someone); to be behind (someone) for support

Wiktionary

给予支持，当靠山。

重編國語辭典

给予支持，当靠山

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 撑 chēng
  1. to support
  2. to prop up
  3. to push or move with a pole
  4. to maintain
  5. to open or unfurl
  6. to fill to bursting point
  7. brace
  8. stay
  9. support
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

力挺 lìtǐng
  1. to support
  2. to back
助战 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
撑 chēng
  1. to support
  2. to prop up
  3. to push or move with a pole
  4. to maintain
  5. to open or unfurl
  6. to fill to bursting point
  7. brace
  8. stay
  9. support
我们昨晚吃撑了。

We ate way too much last night.

Source: Tatoeba

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