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揎拳攞袖
揎拳攞袖
揎拳攞袖

揎拳攞袖 — “To bare one's fists and roll up one's sleeves”

揎拳攞袖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bare one's fists and roll up one's sleeves”. Displaying a crude and aggressive posture, often indicating readiness for a physical confrontation or argument. Literally, “Bare fists and roll up sleeves”.

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揎拳攞袖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

揎拳攞袖 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
揎
xuān12roll up sleeves
拳
quán10fist, punch, boxing
攞luó—
袖
xiù10sleeve; stand by idly

Example Sentence with 揎拳攞袖

看到对方不讲道理,他气得揎拳攞袖,准备和对方好好理论一番。
Seeing the other party being unreasonable, he bared his fists and rolled up his sleeves, ready to have a serious argument with them.

Idioms Related to 揎拳攞袖

Synonyms of 揎拳攞袖

  • xuān揎quán拳luō捋xiù袖Roll up sleeves, bare fists, ready to fight
  • xuān揎quán拳luǒ裸xiù袖roll up sleeves for a 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lǔ掳xiù袖roll up sleeves, clench fists, ready to fight
  • 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wàn腕rǎng攘bì臂roll up sleeves, ready to fight

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What does 揎拳攞袖 mean?

揎拳攞袖 (xuān quán luó xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bare one's fists and roll up one's sleeves”.

How do you pronounce 揎拳攞袖?

揎拳攞袖 is pronounced xuān quán luó xiù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 揎拳攞袖 literally mean?

Literally, 揎拳攞袖 means “Bare fists and roll up sleeves”. It is used to mean “to bare one's fists and roll up one's sleeves”.

What is the Chinese definition of 揎拳攞袖?

伸出拳头,露出手臂。一种粗野蛮横的姿态。

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