撐腰
ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ
“to support; to back someone up; to act as a patron or protector.”
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- 支撐ㄓ ㄔㄥto prop up; to support; to brace; to hold up; to sustain; to maintain
- 彎腰ㄨㄢ ㄧㄠto bend forward at the waist; to stoop; to lean over
- 腰部ㄧㄠ ㄅㄨˋthe waist; the part of the body between the hips and the ribs
- 自掏腰包ㄗˋ ㄊㄠ ㄧㄠ ㄅㄠto pay out of one's own pocket; to bear the cost personally; to spend one's own money
- 腰帶ㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋa belt worn around the waist; a sash or strap encircling the midsection.
- 撐起ㄔㄥ ㄑㄧˇto support; to hold up; to prop up; to sustain; to bear the weight of
- 腰椎ㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄟlumbar vertebrae; the five spinal bones of the lower back
- 苦撐ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄥto endure hardship while holding out; to struggle to keep going under difficulty
- 撐住ㄔㄥ ㄓㄨˋto hold up; to prop up; to sustain; to hold out; to hang on; to withstand pressure or difficulty
- 撐到ㄔㄥ ㄉㄠˋto hold out until; to last until; to manage to reach a point in time or place despite difficulty
- 腰斬ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇancient punishment of cutting a person in half at the waist; to cut something in two midway; to halve or terminate abruptly
- 山腰ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠmiddle part of a mountain; halfway up a mountain