胳膊肘朝外拐 gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. the elbow turns the wrong way
  2. to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom)

CHARACTERS

胳 gē
HSK 4
armpit, arms
膊 bo
HSK 4
shoulders, upper arms
肘 zhǒu the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
朝 cháo
HSK 5
dynasty; morning
外 wài
HSK 2
out, outside, external; foreign
拐 guǎi
HSK 5
kidnap, abduct; turn