fú​shàng​mǎ

to help someone into a position

  • created sense approved 扶上马/扶上馬 · fú​shàng​mǎ · to help someone into a position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扶上马 / 扶上馬

    fú​shàng​mǎ

    to help someone into a position

    To help a new official take on a leadership role or assist someone in starting a new job, often used in the phrase [[扶上马,送一程|扶上馬,送一程|fu2 shang4 ma3 song4 yi1 cheng2]]

    扶 (literal) → 扶 · fú · to assist 上马 (literal) → 上马/上馬 · shàng​mǎ · to launch

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 扶上马/扶上馬 · fú​shàng​mǎ · to help mount a horse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扶上马 / 扶上馬

    fú​shàng​mǎ

    to help mount a horse

    To assist someone in getting onto a horse's back

    扶 (literal) → 扶 · fú · to support 上马 (literal) → 上马/上馬 · shàng​mǎ · to mount a horse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense