变生肘腋

biàn shēng zhǒu yè

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 变生肘腋

to be born

to change

elbow

lit. armpit

armpit