胳膊肘向外拐
gē​bo​zhǒu​xiàng​wài​guǎi

to side with outsiders

  • created sense approved 胳膊肘向外拐 · gē​bo​zhǒu​xiàng​wài​guǎi · to side with outsiders — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胳膊肘向外拐

    gē​bo​zhǒu​xiàng​wài​guǎi

    to side with outsiders

    to favor people outside of one's own family or group at the expense of those close to oneself; literally, to turn one's elbow outward

    胳膊肘 (literal) → 胳膊肘 · gē​bo​zhǒu · elbow 向外 (literal) → 向外 · xiàng​wài · outward 拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn

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