拔茅连茹 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow ; fig. also involving others
• inextricably tangled together
• Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

Character by character

• 拔báto uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 茅máorushes, reeds, grass; surname
• 连liánto join, to connect; continuous; even
• 茹rúroots, vegetables

Idioms sharing a character

• 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá
• 出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì
• 剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
• 吹灯拔蜡 chuī dēng bá là
• 坚韧不拔 jiān rèn bù bá
• 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ
• 拔苗助长 bá miáo zhù zhǎng
• 三顾茅庐 sān gù máo lú
• 初出茅庐 chū chū máo lú
• 土阶茅屋 tǔ jiē máo wū

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