Traduction :
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. conspiring to defraud
Origine :
《左传·襄公二十六年》记载:伯州犁有意偏袒公子围,叫皇颉作证,并向皇颉暗示,举起手说:“夫子为王子围,寡君之贵介弟也。”把手放下说:“此子可为穿封戍,方城外之县尹也,谁获子?”
Exemple :
亏得尚有“巧妙不同”一句注脚,还可~一番。(朱自靖《“海阔天空”与“古今中外”》)
Annotation :
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1. shàngxiàqíshǒu :
[EN] to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. conspiring to defraud