翘足引领 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck
• to look forward eagerly
• to long for
• also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]

Character by character

• 翘qiáooutstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
• 足zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 领lǐngneck, collar; lead, guide

Idioms sharing a character

• 翘居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu
• 翘足而待 qiáo zú ér dài
• 翘首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
• 一夔已足 yī kuí yǐ zú
• 三足鼎立 sān zú dǐng lì
• 不足挂齿 bù zú guà chǐ
• 不足为奇 bù zú wéi qí
• 不足为怪 bù zú wéi guài
• 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
• 兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú

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