勾肩搭背 — Chinese idiom

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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