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Definitions

  1. 1. elbow
  2. 2. pork shoulder

Words Containing 肘

实肘
shí zhǒu

full arm (method of painting)

手肘
shǒu zhǒu

elbow

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

东坡肘子
dōng pō zhǒu zi

Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

肘子
zhǒu zi

pork shoulder

肘腋
zhǒu yè

lit. armpit

胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu

elbow

胳膊肘子
gē bo zhǒu zi

see 胳膊肘[gē bo zhǒu]

胳膊肘往外拐
gē bo zhǒu wǎng wài guǎi

see 胳膊肘朝外拐[gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi]

胳膊肘朝外拐
gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi

lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)

护肘
hù zhǒu

elbow pad

变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

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