抵足而眠 Chinese English dictionary 抵足而眠 translate 抵足而眠 pinyin

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抵足而眠

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
抵足而眠 dǐzú'érmián	抵足而眠 \| 抵足而眠* \| *抵足而眠	lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
抵	抵 \| 抵* \| *抵	8画手扌 + 5	dǐ	resist, oppose; deny; off-set	dai2	5204.0 QHPM


足	足 \| 足* \| *足	7画足 + 0	zú, jù	foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156	zuk1	6080.1 RYO


而	而 \| 而* \| *而	6画而 + 0	ér, néng	and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126	ji4	1022.7 MBLL


眠	眠 \| 眠* \| *眠	10画目 + 5	mián, miǎn, mǐn	close eyes, sleep; hibernate	min4	6704.7 BURVP

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
抵足而眠 dǐzú'érmián	抵足而眠 \| 抵足而眠* \| *抵足而眠	lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship


抵 dǐ	抵 \| 抵* \| *抵	to press against; to support; to prop up / to resist; to withstand / to be equal to; to match / to balance; to offset / to mortgage / to make up for; to compensate for / to arrive at; to reach / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3])


足　jù	足 \| 足* \| *足	excessive


足　zú	足 \| 足* \| *足	(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully


而　　ér	而 \| 而* \| *而	and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)


眠　　　mián	眠 \| 眠* \| *眠	to sleep / to hibernate