撐腰
chēng​yāo

to back up

  • created sense approved 撑腰/撐腰 · chēng​yāo · to back up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撑腰 / 撐腰

    chēng​yāo

    to back up

    to support or bolster; to act as a backer for someone

    撑, 腰

    撑 (literal) → 撑/撐 · chēng · to prop up or maintain 腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · waist

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

    created sense