支左屈右 — “Extend left, bend right”
支左屈右 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes the posture for shooting an arrow, where the left arm is extended and the right arm is bent; an archery stance”. Literally, “Extend left, bend right”.
支左屈右 Pronunciation and Pinyin
支左屈右 Character Breakdown
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- zhī支fēn分zú族jiě解meticulously dissect and analyze
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- zhī支wú吾qí其cí词speak evasively
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- zhī支chuáng床dié叠wū屋redundant and superfluous
- zhī支chuáng床dié迭wū屋Redundant repetition
- zhī支shǒu手wǔ舞jiǎo脚Gesticulate wildly
- zhī支zhī支wú吾wú吾speak evasively and hesitantly
- zhī支zhī支wú梧wú梧hesitate and prevaricate
- zhī支lí离yōng拥zhǒng肿fragmented and cumbersome
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What does 支左屈右 mean?
支左屈右 (zhī zuǒ qū yòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes the posture for shooting an arrow, where the left arm is extended and the right arm is bent; an archery stance”.
How do you pronounce 支左屈右?
支左屈右 is pronounced zhī zuǒ qū yòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 支左屈右 literally mean?
Literally, 支左屈右 means “Extend left, bend right”. It is used to mean “describes the posture for shooting an arrow, where the left arm is extended and the right arm is bent; an archery stance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 支左屈右?
左：左手；屈：弯；右：右手。伸左手，弯右手。指射箭的姿势。