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加膝坠泉 — “To treat people with arbitrary favoritism or dismissal”

加膝坠泉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat people with arbitrary favoritism or dismissal”. Showing capricious likes and dislikes. Literally, “To hold on the lap, then cast into a spring/well”.

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加膝坠泉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

加膝坠泉 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
加
jiā5to add, increase, or apply
膝
xī15the knee joint
坠
zhuì7fall, drop, or sink
泉
quán9natural spring

Example Sentence with 加膝坠泉

他对下属的态度总是加膝坠泉,让人很难预测他下一步的决定。
He tends to treat his subordinates with arbitrary favoritism or dismissal, making it hard to predict his next move.

Idioms Related to 加膝坠泉

Synonyms of 加膝坠泉

  • jiā加xī膝zhuì坠yuān渊fickle in showing favor or disfavor

More idioms starting with 加

  • jiā加rén人yī一děng等to be superior to others
  • jiā加jiǎn减chéng乘chú除the four basic arithmetic operations
  • jiā加yè叶tiān添zhī枝embellish a story with extra details
  • jiā加guān官jìn晋jué爵to be promoted to higher official ranks
  • jiā加guān官jìn进wèi位get promoted to a higher official position
  • jiā加guān官jìn进jué爵gain promotion and higher rank
  • jiā加guān官jìn进lù禄gain promotion and advancement
  • jiā加zhī枝tiān添yè叶embellish a story with extra details
  • jiā加yóu油jiā加cù醋exaggerate or embellish a story
  • jiā加yóu油tiān添jiàng酱exaggerate or embellish a story
  • jiā加yóu油tiān添cù醋embellish a story with extra details
  • jiā加xù绪hán含róng容achieve more and cultivate magnanimity

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Questions about 加膝坠泉

What does 加膝坠泉 mean?

加膝坠泉 (jiā xī zhuì quán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat people with arbitrary favoritism or dismissal”.

How do you pronounce 加膝坠泉?

加膝坠泉 is pronounced jiā xī zhuì quán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 加膝坠泉 literally mean?

Literally, 加膝坠泉 means “to hold on the lap, then cast into a spring/well”. It is used to mean “to treat people with arbitrary favoritism or dismissal”.

What is the Chinese definition of 加膝坠泉?

喜欢就抱在膝上,不喜欢就推到深水里。比喻用人爱憎无常。同“加膝坠渊”。

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