揎拳捰袖 — “To roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists”
揎拳捰袖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists”. Signifying a readiness to fight or an aggressive, boorish attitude. Literally, “bare fists and roll up sleeves”.
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揎拳捰袖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
揎拳捰袖 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 揎拳捰袖
看到对方态度不善，他也不由自主地揎拳捰袖，准备理论一番。
Seeing the other party's unfriendly attitude, he also involuntarily bared his fists and rolled up his sleeves, ready for a confrontation.
Idioms Related to 揎拳捰袖
More idioms starting with 揎
- xuān揎quán拳lǒng拢xiù袖clench fists and roll up sleeves
- xuān揎quán拳luō捋xiù袖Roll up sleeves, bare fists, ready to fight
- xuān揎quán拳lǔ掳xiù袖roll up sleeves, clench fists, ready to fight
- 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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What does 揎拳捰袖 mean?
揎拳捰袖 (xuān quán luǒ xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists”.
How do you pronounce 揎拳捰袖?
揎拳捰袖 is pronounced xuān quán luǒ xiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 揎拳捰袖 literally mean?
Literally, 揎拳捰袖 means “bare fists and roll up sleeves”. It is used to mean “to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's fists”.
What is the Chinese definition of 揎拳捰袖?
伸出拳头，捋起袖子。一种粗野蛮横或准备动武的姿态。