撐腰 [撑－]

Jyutping caang1 jiu1
Pinyin chēng yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to support
  2. to brace
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    （​有權​勢​嘅​人​）​幫住​某人​，​令​佢​唔​驚​其他人
    (someone with power) to back somebody up; literally, to support one's waist
    • 個孫成日有嫲嫲幫佢撐腰，搞到而家成日唔聽父母話。
      个孙成日有嫲嫲帮佢撑腰，搞到而家成日唔听父母话。
      go3 syun1 seng4 jat6 jau5 maa4 maa4 bong1 keoi5 caang1 jiu1, gaau2 dou3 ji4 gaa1 seng4 jat6 m4 teng1 fu6 mou5 waa6.
      The grandchild always has his grandma to back him up, turns out he barely listens to his parents now.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to back (someone); to be behind (someone) for support
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    大企业就算要倒闭了也会有国家撑腰。
    大企業就算要倒閉了也會有國家撐腰。
    dà qǐ yè jiù suàn yào dǎo bì le yě huì yǒu guó jiā chēng yāo 。
    • Even when they go bankrupt, large corporations get support from the state.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个孙成日有嫲嫲帮佢撑腰，搞到而家成日唔听父母话。
    個孫成日有嫲嫲幫佢撐腰，搞到而家成日唔聽父母話。
    go3 syun1 seng4 jat6 jau5 maa4 maa4 bong1 keoi5 caang1 jiu1, gaau2 dou3 ji4 gaa1 seng4 jat6 m4 teng1 fu6 mou5 waa6.
    • The grandchild always has his grandma to back him up, turns out he barely listens to his parents now.