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肘

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Definitions

  1. 1. elbow
  2. 2. pork shoulder

Words Containing 肘

变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè

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

胳膊肘朝外拐
gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi

lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)

肘子
zhǒu zi

pork shoulder

护肘
hù zhǒu

elbow pad

胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu

elbow

胳膊肘子
gē bo zhǒu zi

see 胳膊肘[gē bo zhǒu]

肘腋
zhǒu yè

lit. armpit

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]

手肘
shǒu zhǒu

elbow

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

实肘
shí zhǒu

full arm (method of painting)

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

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

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