捉奸
zhuō jiān
Pinyin

Definition

捉奸
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zhuō jiān
  1. to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (11)

捉
zhuō
  1. 1 to clutch
  2. 2 to grab
  3. 3 to capture
捉住
zhuō zhù
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to grapple with
  3. 3 to hold onto
捉弄
zhuō nòng
  1. 1 to tease
捉摸
zhuō mō
  1. 1 to fathom
  2. 2 to make sense of
  3. 3 to grasp
捉迷藏
zhuō mí cáng
  1. 1 to play hide-and-seek
捕捉
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
捉奸
zhuō jiān
  1. 1 to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
捉急
zhuō jí
  1. 1 humorous pronunciation of 著急|着急[zháo jí]
捉拿
zhuō ná
  1. 1 to arrest
  2. 2 to catch a criminal
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet

Idioms (5)

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
瓮中捉鳖
wèng zhōng zhuō biē
  1. 1 to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
  2. 2 a turkey shoot
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
  1. 1 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

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