尥 (liào) · to kick backward (of a horse or mule); to buck

Meanings

1 to kick backward (of a horse or mule); to buck
2 to throw a tantrum

Characters

尥

liào

to buck (of a horse)

Examples

HSK 6

你再逼他，他可要尥蹶子了。

Nǐ zài bī tā, tā kěyào liào juězi le.

If you push him too hard he'll throw a tantrum.

HSK 7-9

这匹未驯服的马总尥蹶子。

Zhè pǐ wèi xùnfú de mǎ zǒng liào juězi.

The unbroken horse keeps bucking.

Tips

usage

Used almost exclusively in the compound 尥蹶子 - literally 'to throw out the hooves backward', the gesture of a stubborn horse, donkey or mule. By extension it means a person 'throwing a tantrum / kicking back' against authority. Vivid, colloquial, and slightly rural / northern in flavor.

memory

Picture the radical: 尢 is a person with bent legs. The phonetic 勺 (ladle) on the right gives the sound. Together: a bent-legged scoop of energy lashing out - a buck-kick.