敲边鼓
敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
verb
Traditional: 敲邊鼓
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- (verb) to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
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Related Words
仗腰(zhàng yāo)· to back sb up
→倚靠(yǐ kào)· to lean on
→前门打虎，后门打狼(qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng)· to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
→前门拒虎，后门进狼(qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng)· to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
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