"Paw" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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毛手毛脚 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
脚爪 jiǎo zhǎo paw / claw
跑 páo (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield
爪 zhǎo foot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons
动手动脚 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
熊掌 xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food)
鱼与熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
爪印 zhǎo yìn paw print
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
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