"Sleeve" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xiù zi sleeve
 fēng tào envelope / wrapper / (book) jacket / (record) sleeve
 tào tǒng sleeve / a tube for wrapping
 xiù guǎn sleeve
 xiù sleeve / to tuck inside one's sleeve
 xiù sleeve / ample flowing robes
 xiù tǒng sleeve
 yī xiù the sleeve of a garment
 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve
 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed
 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve / snigger / snicker
 xiù biāo armband / sleeve badge
 xiù tào sleeve cover / outer sleeve
 tùn to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve
 mèi sleeve of a robe
 gē gusset / cloth fitting sleeve under armpit
 qū sleeve opening
 huái to carry in the bosom or the sleeve / to wrap, to conceal
 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
 yì sleeve of dress
 huái to carry in the bosom or the sleeve / to wrap, to conceal
 tào xiù sleeve cover
 shuǎi xiù zi to swing one's sleeve (in anger)
 tǒng fá a sleeve valve
 guǎn tào pipe sleeve
 wǎ sī pào gas-gun / sleeve airgun / sleeve gun / sleeve exploder
 xiù jiàn spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
 cóng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve
 cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve
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