变生肘腋

Traditional: 變生肘腋

biàn shēng zhǒu yè

Dictionary entry

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

What does 变生肘腋 mean?

变生肘腋 (biàn shēng zhǒu yè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

2trouble or danger in one's own backyard

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变biànto change · to become different 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 肘zhǒuelbow · pork shoulder 腋yè(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil

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变生肘腋

biàn shēng zhǒu yè

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