zhǒu yè
lit. armpit
elbow and armpit
fig. right up close (to a disaster)
in one's backyard
on one's doorstep
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
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
gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi
the elbow turns the wrong way
to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom)
shí zhǒu
full arm (method of painting)
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
strapped for cash
unable to make ends meet
chè zhǒu
(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
(fig.) to hold back
to impede
to handicap
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