敲边鼓
qiāo biāngǔ
“To back sb up” in Chinese is 敲边鼓 (qiāo biāngǔ).
Meaning
- to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
Example
妈，怎么爸爸一批评我，你就敲边鼓！
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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