"raise one's hackles" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
怒发冲冠怒髮衝冠	nù fà chōng guān	lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom) / fig. seething in anger / raise one's hackles	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
竖起豎起	shù qǐ	to erect (a tent etc) / to prick up (one's ears) / to raise (one's eyebrows) / to stick up (one's thumb) / to turn up (one's collar) / (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)	syn
昂	áng	to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive	syn
加注	jiā zhù	to increase a bet / to raise (poker) / to raise the stakes
抱头抱頭	bào tóu	to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
举一反三舉一反三	jǔ yī fǎn sān	to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)	syn
认养認養	rèn yǎng	to sponsor / to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support) / to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)
扯嗓子	chě sǎng zi	to raise one's voice / to speak at the top of one's voice
本分	běn fèn	(to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role	syn
改口	gǎi kǒu	to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽\|妈妈[ma1 ma5])	syn
虚岁虛歲	xū suì	one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲\|实岁[shi2 sui4]
百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫	bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī	(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫\|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor / (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes
抬头抬頭	tái tóu	to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc	syn
扬起揚起	yáng qǐ	to raise one's head / to perk up	syn
举手舉手	jǔ shǒu	to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)
振奋振奮	zhèn fèn	to stir oneself up / to raise one's spirits / to inspire	syn
仰头仰頭	yǎng tóu	to raise one's head	syn
把酒	bǎ jiǔ	to raise one's wine cup	syn
昂首	áng shǒu	head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)	syn
翘首翹首	qiáo shǒu	to raise one's head and look	syn
举目舉目	jǔ mù	to look / to raise one's eyes	syn
拔高	bá gāo	to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding	syn
上下其手	shàng xià qí shǒu	to raise and lower one's hand (idiom) / to signal as conspiratorial hint / fig. conspiring to defraud	syn
翘望翹望	qiáo wàng	to raise one's head and look into the distance / fig. to forward to / to long for
欠	qiàn	to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)	syn
跷蹺	qiāo	variant of 蹺\|跷[qiao1] / to raise one's foot / stilts	syn
竦	sǒng	respectful / horrified / to raise (one's shoulders) / to stand on tiptoe / to crane
挈	qiè	to raise / to lift / to take along (e.g. one's family)	syn
蹻	qiāo	raise one's foot
頍	kuǐ	raise one's head
振臂一呼	zhèn bì yī hū	to issue a call for action / to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)	syn
加俸	jiā fèng	to raise one's pay
千军易得，一将难求千軍易得，一將難求	qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú	Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
对杯對杯	duì bēi	to raise glasses together / to toast one another
提起精神	tí qǐ jīng shen	to raise one's spirits / to take courage
跷足以待蹺足以待	qiāo zú yǐ dài	lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom)
一把屎一把尿	yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào	to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
𫠆頍	kuǐ	raise one's head
大小声大小聲	dà xiǎo shēng	(Tw) (coll.) to speak loudly and emotionally / to raise one's voice / to yell and shout
振臂一呼	zhèn bì - yī hū	(idiom) to issue a call for action / to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call	syn
昂首天外	áng shǒu - tiān wài	(idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens / (idiom) arrogant / haughty
只有	zhǐ yǒu	only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈\|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")	syn
归属歸屬	guī shǔ	to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)	syn
上头上頭	shàng tóu	(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)	syn
量力而行	liàng lì ér xíng	to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom) / to act within one's competence / One does what one can.
望子成龙望子成龍	wàng zǐ chéng lóng	lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment	syn
孝悌忠信	xiào tì zhōng xìn	Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity / piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
戴盆望天	dài pén wàng tiān	lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties	syn
量力而为量力而為	liàng lì ér wéi	to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
一个个一個個	yī gè gè	a number of / each and every one / one by one / one after another
一一映射	yī yī yìng shè	bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto) / one-to-one correspondence
四德	sì dé	four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
深藏若虚深藏若虛	shēn cáng ruò xū	to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom) / fig. modest about one's talents / to hide one's light under a bushel	syn
道高一尺，魔高一丈	dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng	(idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil / no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已	jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ	to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom) / striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
一村一品	yī cūn yī pǐn	One Village One Product / One Village One Product Movement
剃头挑子一头热剃頭挑子一頭熱	tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè	lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)
屁股决定脑袋屁股決定腦袋	pì gu jué dìng nǎo dai	lit. the butt governs the head (idiom) / fig. where one stands depends on where one sits / one's views are shaped by one's circumstances
端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘	duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng	lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom) / fig. to complain despite being privileged / to be ungrateful for what one has been given
背着抱着一般重	bēi zhe bào zhe yī bān zhòng	lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) / fig. one can't avoid the burden
一对一一對一	yī duì yī	one-to-one / one-on-one	syn
提高	tí gāo	to raise / to increase / to improve	syn
增加	zēng jiā	to raise / to increase	syn
提出	tí chū	to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) / to withdraw (cash)
贷款貸款	dài kuǎn	a loan / CL:筆\|笔[bi3] / to provide a loan (e.g. bank) / to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)	syn
提升提昇	tí shēng	to promote (to a higher-ranking position) / to lift / to hoist / (fig.) to elevate / to raise / to improve	syn
提到	tí dào	to mention / to raise (a subject) / to refer to	syn
提起	tí qǐ	to mention / to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift / to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings)	syn
掀起	xiān qǐ	to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)	syn
养殖養殖	yǎng zhí	to raise / to breed (animals etc)	syn
举起舉起	jǔ qǐ	to heave / to lift / to raise up / to uphold	syn
养成養成	yǎng chéng	to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire
升起	shēng qǐ	to raise / to hoist / to rise	syn
饲养飼養	sì yǎng	to raise / to rear	syn
养生養生	yǎng shēng	to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc)	syn
升高昇高	shēng gāo	to raise / to ascend	syn
提及	tí jí	to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
上调上調	shàng tiáo	to raise (prices) / to adjust upwards
加息	jiā xī	to raise interest rates
畜牧	xù mù	to raise animals	syn
募集	mù jí	to raise / to collect	syn
升华升華	shēng huá	to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion	syn
筹集籌集	chóu jí	to collect money / to raise funds	syn
增高	zēng gāo	to heighten / to raise / to increase / to rise	syn
发问發問	fā wèn	to question / to ask / to raise a question	syn
抚养撫養	fǔ yǎng	to foster / to bring up / to raise	syn
抬高	tái gāo	to raise (price etc)	syn
育儿育兒	yù ér	to raise a child
筹资籌資	chóu zī	to raise resources	syn
集资集資	jí zī	to raise money / to accumulate funds	syn
养活養活	yǎng huo	to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth	syn
调价調價	tiáo jià	to raise or lower the price / price adjustment
敲响敲響	qiāo xiǎng	to sound a bell / to raise the alarm	syn
加薪	jiā xīn	to raise salary
喂养餵養	wèi yǎng	to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal)	syn
筹措籌措	chóu cuò	to raise (money)	syn
拉扯	lā che	to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat	syn
调教調教	tiáo jiào	to instruct / to teach / to train / to raise (livestock)	syn
高喊	gāo hǎn	to shout loudly / to raise a cry / to yell	syn
升息	shēng xī	to raise interest rates

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"raise one's hackles" Chinese-English Dictionary

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