胳膊肘朝外拐
gē​bo​zhǒu​cháo​wài​guǎi

to side with outsiders

  • created reference approved 胳膊肘朝外拐 → 胳膊肘向外拐 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胳膊肘朝外拐 gē​bo​zhǒu​cháo​wài​guǎi

    胳膊肘向外拐 gē​bo​zhǒu​xiàng​wài​guǎi

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

    胳膊肘朝外拐

    gē​bo​zhǒu​cháo​wài​guǎi

    to side with outsiders

    To side with or help outsiders instead of one's own family, friends, or organization; literally means the elbow turns outward

    胳膊 (literal) → 胳膊 · gē​bo · arm 肘 (literal) → 肘 · zhǒu · elbow 朝 (literal) → 朝 · cháo · toward 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · betray 拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn

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