抱

临时抱佛脚

lín shí bào fó jiǎo

(idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2 jiao3]

双臂抱胸

shuāng bì bào xiōng

with arms crossed

公主抱

gōng zhǔ bào

to carry sb the way grooms carry brides across the threshold

合抱

hé bào

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo

lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)

怀抱

huái bào

to hug

打抱不平

dǎ bào bù píng

(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice

抱愧

bào kuì

feel ashamed

投怀送抱

tóu huái sòng bào

to throw oneself in sb's arms

抱不平

bào bù píng

to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)

抱佛脚

bào fó jiǎo

(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])

抱团

bào tuán

to band together; to team up