"Clasp" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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捧	pěng	to clasp / to cup the hands / to hold up with both hands / to offer (esp. in cupped hands) / to praise / to flatter
觼	jué	buckle / clasp / ring
合掌	hé zhǎng	to clasp hands / to put one's palms together (in prayer)
临时抱佛脚	lín shí bào fó jiǎo	lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort
折刀	zhé dāo	clasp knife / folding knife
抱佛脚	bào fó jiǎo	lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation
挟	xié	to clasp under the arm / to coerce
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚	píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo	lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
折刀儿	zhé dāo r	a clasp knife / a folding knife
擎拳合掌	qíng quán hé zhǎng	to clasp hands / to put one's palms together (in obeisance)