勾肩搭背 — Chinese idiom
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
Meaning
- arms around each other's shoulders
Character by character
- 勾gōuto hook, to join, to connect; to entice
- 肩jiānshoulders; to shoulder, to bear
- 搭dāto attach, to build, to join
- 背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate
Idioms sharing a character
- 勾心斗角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
- 并肩作战 bìng jiān zuò zhàn
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi
- 扼喉抚背 è hóu fǔ bèi
- 弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng
- 汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi
- 背井离乡 bèi jǐng lí xiāng
- 背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
- 背水一战 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
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