肘 zhǒu

the elbow; help a person shoulder a load

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DEFINITIONS

  • the elbow
  • help a person shoulder a load
  • elbow
  • pork shoulder

STROKES

WORDS

手肘 shǒu zhǒu elbow
胳膊肘 gē bo zhǒu elbow
肘子 zhǒu zi pork shoulder; (coll.) elbow
捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
掣肘 chè zhǒu (lit.) to hold sb by the elbow; (fig.) to hold back; to impede; to handicap
实肘 shí zhǒu full arm (method of painting)
實肘 shí zhǒu full arm (method of painting)
捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
东坡肘子 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
東坡肘子 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
肘腋 zhǒu yè lit. armpit; elbow and armpit; fig. right up close (to a disaster); in one's backyard; on one's doorstep
胳膊肘子 gē bo zhǒu zi see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]
胳膊肘朝外拐 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)
胳臂肘儿 gē bei zhǒu r elbow
胳臂肘兒 gē bei zhǒu r elbow
护肘 hù zhǒu elbow pad; elbow support
護肘 hù zhǒu elbow pad; elbow support
变生肘腋 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
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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