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揎拳捋袖 — “To roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists, ready to fight”

揎拳捋袖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists, ready to fight”. To prepare for a physical confrontation due to anger. Literally, “bare fists and roll up sleeves”.

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揎拳捋袖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

揎拳捋袖 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
揎
xuān12roll up sleeves
拳
quán10fist, punch, boxing
捋
luō10stroke along; pluck; roll up
袖
xiù10sleeve; stand by idly

Example Sentence with 揎拳捋袖

看到对方言语挑衅,他气得揎拳捋袖,想要冲上前去理论。
Seeing the other person's verbal provocation, he became so angry that he bared his fists and rolled up his sleeves, wanting to rush forward to argue.

Idioms Related to 揎拳捋袖

Synonyms of 揎拳捋袖

  • xuān揎quán拳lǔ掳xiù袖roll up sleeves, clench fists, ready to fight

More idioms starting with 揎

  • xuān揎quán拳lǒng拢xiù袖clench fists and roll up sleeves
  • xuān揎quán拳luǒ捰xiù袖roll up sleeves, bare fists
  • xuān揎quán拳luó攞xiù袖bare fists and roll up sleeves
  • xuān揎quán拳wǔ舞xiù袖to bare fists and wave sleeves aggressively
  • xuān揎quán拳luǒ裸shǒu手bare arms and clench fists for a fight
  • xuān揎quán拳luǒ裸bì臂roll up sleeves, clench fists, ready to fight
  • xuān揎quán拳luǒ裸xiù袖roll up sleeves for a fight
  • xuān揎wàn腕rǎng攘bì臂roll up sleeves, ready to fight

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Questions about 揎拳捋袖

What does 揎拳捋袖 mean?

揎拳捋袖 (xuān quán luō xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists, ready to fight”.

How do you pronounce 揎拳捋袖?

揎拳捋袖 is pronounced xuān quán luō xiù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 揎拳捋袖 literally mean?

Literally, 揎拳捋袖 means “bare fists and roll up sleeves”. It is used to mean “to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists, ready to fight”.

What is the Chinese definition of 揎拳捋袖?

揎:卷起袖子;捋:拉起。伸出拳头,拉起袖子。形容怒气冲冲准备动武的样子。

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