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胳膊肘朝外拐 (gaak3 bok3 zau2 ciu4 ngoi6 gwaai2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

胳膊肘朝外拐 (gaak3 bok3 zau2 ciu4 ngoi6 gwaai2, gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi) — lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom); fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 胳肋底 (gaak3 laak1 dai2) — armpit(s)
• 胳 (gaak3) — armpit; arm of a person; to tickle under the arm
• 胳 (lok3) — armpit; arm of a person; to tickle under the arm
• 胳 (gok3) — armpit; arm of a person; to tickle under the arm
• 胳肢 (gaak3 zi1) — (dialect) to tickle
• 胳肢窩 (gaak3 zi1 wo1) — armpit; also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1]; also written 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]

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