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

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

(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)

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