long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
短袖短袖duan3 xiu4
short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
断袖斷袖duan4 xiu4
homosexual; see 斷袖之癖|断袖之癖
断袖之癖斷袖之癖duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong
拂袖而去拂袖而去fu2 xiu4 er2 qu4
to storm off in a huff (idiom)
精神领袖精神領袖jing1 shen2 ling3 xiu4
spiritual leader (of a nation or church); religious leader
两袖清风兩袖清風liang3 xiu4 qing1 feng1
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices
领袖領袖ling3 xiu4
leader
捋袖子捋袖子luo1 xiu4 zi5
to push up one's sleeves
清风两袖清風兩袖qing1 feng1 liang3 xiu4
honest and upright (idiom)
攘袖攘袖rang3 xiu4
to roll up the sleeves
甩袖子甩袖子shuai3 xiu4 zi5
to swing one's sleeve (in anger)
水袖水袖shui3 xiu4
flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
套袖套袖tao4 xiu4
sleeve cover
袖标袖標xiu4 biao1
armband; sleeve badge
袖箍袖箍xiu4 gu1
armband
袖管袖管xiu4 guan3
sleeve
袖箭袖箭xiu4 jian4
spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
袖口袖口xiu4 kou3
cuff
袖扣袖扣xiu4 kou4
cuff link
袖手旁观袖手旁觀xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
袖套袖套xiu4 tao4
sleeve cover; outer sleeve
袖筒袖筒xiu4 tong3
sleeve
袖筒儿袖筒兒xiu4 tong3 er5
erhua variant of 袖筒
袖章袖章xiu4 zhang1
armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)