"肘" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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肘
Trad. 肘
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 肉
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 月寸
Prononciation
Mandarin zhǒu
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhou3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 BDI
月木戈
Sijiao 7420.0
Wubi EFY
CNS 11643 1-4B3C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+8098
GB2312 D6E2
BIG5 A879
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肘 zhǒu elbow / pork shoulder
Results beginning with 肘
肘子 zhǒu zi pork shoulder / (coll.) elbow
肘击 zhǒu jī to strike with the elbow / to elbow
肘腋 zhǒu yè lit. armpit / elbow and armpit / fig. right up close (to a disaster) / in one's backyard / on one's doorstep
肘下截肢  below-elbow amputation
肘上截肢  above-elbow amputation
Approximate Results for 肘
手肘 shǒu zhǒu elbow
掣肘 chè zhǒu to hold sb back by the elbow / to impede / to hinder
护肘 hù zhǒu elbow pad / elbow support
实肘 shí zhǒu full arm (method of painting)
胳膊肘 gē bo zhǒu 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
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
胳膊肘子 gē bo zhǒu zi see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]
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
胳臂肘儿 gē bei zhǒu r elbow
胳膊肘朝外拐 gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom) / fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people
胳膊肘往外拐 gē bo zhǒu wǎng wài guǎi see 胳膊肘朝外拐[ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3]
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