yè
armpit
(biology) axilla
(botany) axil
Taiwan pr. [yi4]
yè chòu
body odor
bromhidrosis
armpit odor
underarm stink
also called 狐臭[hu2 chou4]
yè shēng
axillary (botany)
budding in the angle between branch and stem
yè yá
axillary bud
bud growing from axil of plant
jí yè chéng qiú
many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
many a mickle makes a muckle
zhǒu yè
lit. armpit
elbow and armpit
fig. right up close (to a disaster)
in one's backyard
on one's doorstep
biàn shēng zhǒu yè
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
trouble or danger in one's own backyard