腋 yè

armpit

#3593

DEFINITIONS

  • armpit
  • armpit
  • (biology) axilla
  • (botany) axil
  • Taiwan pr. [yi4]

STROKES

WORDS

腋窝 yè wō armpit
腋下 yè xià underarm; armpit
腋毛 yè máo armpit hair
腋臭 yè chòu body odor; bromhidrosis; armpit odor; underarm stink; also called 狐臭[hu2 chou4]
肘腋 zhǒu yè lit. armpit; elbow and armpit; fig. right up close (to a disaster); in one's backyard; on one's doorstep
腋生 yè shēng axillary (botany); budding in the angle between branch and stem
腋窩 yè wō armpit
腋芽 yè yá axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant
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
集腋成裘 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
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