变生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
  2. trouble or danger in one's own backyard

CHARACTERS

变 biàn
HSK 3
change, transform, alter; rebel
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
肘 zhǒu the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
腋 yè armpit