攘臂而起
rǎng​bì'ér​qǐ

to be ready for action

  • created sense approved 攘臂而起 · rǎng​bì'ér​qǐ · to be ready for action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攘臂而起

    rǎng​bì'ér​qǐ

    to be ready for action

    To roll up one's sleeves and stand up excitedly, ready to act.

    ráng​bì'ér​qǐ

    攘臂 (literal) → 攘臂 · rǎng​bì · to bare one's arms 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise

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

    created sense