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肘
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (12)
肘腋
zhǒuyè
lit. armpit
手肘
shǒuzhǒu
elbow
护肘
hùzhǒu
elbow pad
掣肘
chèzhǒu
(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
实肘
shízhǒu
full arm (method of painting)
胳膊肘
gēbozhǒu
elbow
东坡肘子
Dōngpōzhǒuzi
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo [[蘇東坡|苏东坡]]
胳膊肘子
gēbozhǒuzi
see [[胳膊肘<gēbozhǒu>]]
胳臂肘儿
gēbeizhǒur
elbow
捉襟见肘
zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
变生肘腋
biànshēngzhǒuyè
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
胳膊肘朝外拐
gēbozhǒucháowàiguǎi
the elbow turns the wrong way
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 3,009
- Word Frequency Rank
- 11,451 of 84,292