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- to hold or offer with both hands
- to sing the praises of
- classifier for what can be held in both hands
- straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1])
- (of a straight man) to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2]
Trad. 捧場
- to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants
- to patronize a restaurant or store
- to sing the praises of
Trad. 捧殺
- to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
- to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands
- to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace
- favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand
Trad. 眾星捧月
- lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- to group around a revered leader
- to revolve around sb
Trad. 捧腹絕倒
- to laugh until it hurts; to laugh heartily
Trad. 胡吹亂捧
- indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
- lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
- fig. a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness
- to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
- to toady
- boot-licking