"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包團|包包团)
抱病抱病bao4 bing4
to be ill; to be in bad health
抱不平抱不平bao4 bu4 ping2
to be outraged by an injustice
抱残守缺抱殘守缺bao4 can2 shou3 que1
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
抱成一团抱成一團bao4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2
to band together; to gang up; to stick together
抱持抱持bao4 chi2
to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)
抱粗腿抱粗腿bao4 cu1 tui3
to latch on to the rich and powerful
抱打不平抱打不平bao4 da3 bu4 ping2
see 打抱不平
抱大腿抱大腿bao4 da4 tui3
(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
抱定抱定bao4 ding4
to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly
抱犊崮抱犢崮bao4 du2 gu4
Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 蒼山縣|苍山县, Linyi 臨沂|临沂, south Shandong
抱佛脚抱佛腳bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱负抱負bao4 fu4
aspiration; ambition
抱恨抱恨bao4 hen4
to have a gnawing regret
抱愧抱愧bao4 kui4
feel ashamed
抱朴子抱樸子bao4 pu3 zi3
Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
抱歉抱歉bao4 qian4
to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
抱屈抱屈bao4 qu1
feel wronged
抱拳抱拳bao4 quan2
to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
抱摔抱摔bao4 shuai1
body slam (wrestling move)
抱头抱頭bao4 tou2
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced; to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc); to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
抱头鼠蹿抱頭鼠躥bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan1
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
抱头鼠窜抱頭鼠竄bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan4
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头痛哭抱頭痛哭bao4 tou2 tong4 ku1
to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
抱窝抱窩bao4 wo1
(coll.) to incubate; to brood
抱薪救火抱薪救火bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱养抱養bao4 yang3
adopt (a child)
抱有抱有bao4 you3
have; possess
抱怨抱怨bao4 yuan4
to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
抱枕抱枕bao4 zhen3
bolster; a long pillow or cushion
打抱不平打抱不平da3 bao4 bu4 ping2
to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平
抚抱撫抱fu3 bao4
caress
拱抱拱抱gong3 bao4
to enfold; to encircle
合抱合抱he2 bao4
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
怀抱懷抱huai2 bao4
to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
环抱環抱huan2 bao4
to encircle; surrounded by
襟抱襟抱jin1 bao4
ambition; an aspiration
紧抱緊抱jin3 bao4
to hug; to embrace
临时抱佛脚臨時抱佛腳lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
投怀送抱投懷送抱tou2 huai2 song4 bao4
to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb