前胸贴后背 in English qian2 xiong1 tie1 hou4 bei4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (literally (word for word)) chest sticking to back
  • (metaphorically) famished
  • (of several persons) packed chest to back

Simplified Characters

前 胸 贴 后 背

Traditional Characters

前 胸 貼 後 背

Pinyin

qian2 xiong1 tie1 hou4 bei4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

前qian2front 胸xiong1variant of 胸[xiong1] 贴tie1to stick 后hou4surname Hou 背bei4variant of 背[bei1]