鞍前马后 |
ān qián mǎ hòu |
to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call |
鞍 |
ān |
variant of 鞍 |
鞍 |
ān |
(bound form) saddle |
前 |
qián |
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
后 |
Hòu |
surname Hou |
后 |
hòu |
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
后 |
hòu |
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |