"Armpit" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yè xià underarm / armpit
 yè wō armpit
 gā zhi wō armpit / also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1] / also written 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]
 gē armpit
 yè armpit / (biology) axilla / (botany) axil / Taiwan pr. [yi4]
 gā zhi wō armpit / also written 胳肢窩|胳肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]
 yè máo armpit hair
 yè chòu body odor / bromhidrosis / armpit odor / underarm stink / also called 狐臭[hu2 chou4]
 jiā to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jia2]
 gē gusset / cloth fitting sleeve under armpit
 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
 zhǒu yè lit. armpit / elbow and armpit / fig. right up close (to a disaster) / in one's backyard / on one's doorstep
 xié variant of 脅|胁 / side of the human body, from the armpit to the waist / coerce / force
 àn dīng axillary furuncle / armpit boil
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