bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù

to help against injustice

  • created reference approved 拔刀相助 → 袖手旁观/袖手旁觀 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔刀相助 bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù

    袖手旁观 / 袖手旁觀 xiù​shǒu​páng​guān

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拔刀相助 · bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù · to help against injustice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔刀相助

    bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù

    to help against injustice

    to draw a sword and help when seeing an injustice; to help the weak against a bully or play the white knight

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 相助 (literal) → 相助 · xiāng​zhù · to assist

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 拔刀相助 · bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù · to lend a hand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔刀相助

    bá​dāo​xiāng​zhù

    to lend a hand

    to step forward and offer timely help or rush to the rescue when someone is in difficulty

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 相助 (literal) → 相助 · xiāng​zhù · to assist

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

    created sense