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肘
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Definitions
- 1. elbow
- 2. pork shoulder
Words Containing 肘
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)
pork shoulder
elbow pad
elbow
see 胳膊肘[gē bo zhǒu]
lit. armpit
see 胳膊肘朝外拐[gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi]
elbow
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
full arm (method of painting)
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)