Pinyin

Definition

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  1. armpit
  2. (biology) axilla
  3. (botany) axil
  4. Taiwan pr. [yì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

yè xià
  1. 1 underarm
  2. 2 armpit
yè máo
  1. 1 armpit hair
yè wō
  1. 1 armpit
  1. 1 armpit
  2. 2 (biology) axilla
  3. 3 (botany) axil
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [yì]
yè chòu
  1. 1 body odor
  2. 2 bromhidrosis
  3. 3 armpit odor
  4. 4 underarm stink
  5. 5 also called 狐臭[hú chòu]

Idioms (2)

变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè
  1. 1 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
  2. 2 trouble or danger in one's own backyard
集腋成裘
jí yè chéng qiú
  1. 1 many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
  2. 2 many a mickle makes a muckle

Sample Sentences

腋毛、腋毛
yèmáo 、yìmáo
underarm hair
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