Usage of the character 抱

(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 (píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo))

bàocūtuǐ

抱粗腿

[抱粗腿]

to latch on to the rich and powerful

Bàodúgù

抱犊崮

[抱犢崮]

Mt Baodugu in Lanling County 蘭陵縣／兰陵县 ( Lánlíng Xiàn) in Linyi 臨沂／临沂 ( Línyí), south Shandong

Bàopǔzǐ

抱朴子

[抱朴子]

Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 ( Gě Hóng) on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

bàobàozhuāng

抱抱装

[抱抱裝]

"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團／抱抱团 (bàobàotuán))

bàobùpíng

抱不平

[抱不平]

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

bàocánshǒuquē

抱残守缺

[抱殘守缺]

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
stickler for tradition

bàotóushǔcuān

抱头鼠蹿

[抱頭鼠躥]

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
also written 抱頭鼠竄／抱头鼠窜

bàochéngyītuán

抱成一团

[抱成一團]

to band together
to gang up
to stick together

bàohènhuángquán

抱恨黄泉

[抱恨黃泉]

(idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife

bàotóutòngkū

抱头痛哭

[抱頭痛哭]

to weep disconsolately
to cry on each other's shoulder

bàoxīnjiùhuǒ

抱薪救火

[抱薪救火]

lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

bàohènzhōngtiān

抱恨终天

[抱恨終天]

(idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime

bàotóushǔcuàn

抱头鼠窜

[抱頭鼠竄]

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

shuāngbìbàoxiōng

双臂抱胸

[雙臂抱胸]

with arms crossed

tóuhuáisòngbào

投怀送抱

[投懷送抱]

to throw oneself in sb's arms
to throw oneself at sb

dǎbàobùpíng

打抱不平

[打抱不平]

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

bàodǎbùpíng

抱打不平

[抱打不平]

see 打抱不平 (dǎbàobùpíng)

línshíbàofójiǎo

临时抱佛脚

[臨時抱佛腳]

(idiom) see 抱佛腳／抱佛脚 (bàofójiǎo)

bēizhebàozheyībānzhòng

背着抱着一般重

[背著抱著一般重]

lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)
fig. one can't avoid the burden

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

[平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic