交臂 jiāobì

  1. jiāobì verb linking arms; arm in arm
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '交臂'; Guoyu '交臂' 3)
  2. jiāobì verb to cup one's hands in respect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 拱手 (Guoyu '交臂' 1)
  3. jiāobì verb to be very close
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '交臂'; Guoyu '交臂' 3; Mathews 1931 '交臂', p. 96)
  4. jiāobì verb to bind arms behind the back
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: To restrain a convict (Guoyu '交臂' 2)

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失之交臂 、 交臂失之 、 交臂屈膝

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