胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu
Pinyin
Definition
胳膊肘
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- elbow
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
捉襟见肘
- 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 2 strapped for cash
- 3 unable to make ends meet
胳膊肘朝外拐
- 1 the elbow turns the wrong way
- 2 to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom)
变生肘腋
- 1 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
- 2 trouble or danger in one's own backyard
赤膊上阵
- 1 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 2 fig. to go all out
- 3 to come out in the open
Sample Sentences
不把胳膊肘放在桌上怎么吃?
How do you eat if you can't put your elbows on the table?
还有一点,吃饭的时候要坐直挺胸,不要把胳膊肘放在桌上。
There's one other point. When you're eating you should sit up straight and not put your elbows on the table.