捋臂揎拳
luō​bì​xuān​quán

to roll up one's sleeves

  • created sense approved 捋臂揎拳 · luō​bì​xuān​quán · to roll up one's sleeves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捋臂揎拳

    luō​bì​xuān​quán

    to roll up one's sleeves

    to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists, meaning to be eager to get started or to show a readiness to fight; describes a person who is acting in a rough or aggressive manner

    捋 (literal) → 捋 · luō · to rub along 臂 (literal) → 臂 · bì · arm 揎 (literal) → 揎 · xuān · to roll up sleeves 拳 (literal) → 拳 · quán · fist

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

    created sense