翘足引领 — Chinese idiom
翘足引领
qiáo zú yǐn lǐng
Traditional: 翹足引領
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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