肘腋 : lit. armpit, el... : zhǒu yè | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary | Yabla Chinese

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肘腋

zhǒu yè
lit. armpit elbow and armpit fig. right up close (to a disaster) in one's backyard on one's doorstep
变生肘腋 Trad. 變生肘腋

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

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