掣肘 chè zhǒu ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ zai3 zau2
- to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder
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掣
- 手掣 shǒu chè ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄜˋ sau2 zai3 handbrake
- 掣电 掣電 chè diàn ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ zai3 din6 to flash
- 牵掣 牽掣 qiān chè ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄜˋ hin1 zai3 to impede
- 锁掣 鎖掣 suǒ chè ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜˋ so2 zai3 catch (of a lock)
- 安全掣 ān quán chè ㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄜˋ on1 cyun4 zai3 emergency stop
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肘
- 实肘 實肘 shí zhǒu ㄕˊ ㄓㄡˇ sat6 zau2 full arm (method of painting)
- 手肘 shǒu zhǒu ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄡˇ sau2 zau2 elbow
- 肘子 zhǒu zi ㄓㄡˇ ˙ㄗ zau2 zi2 pork shoulder
- 肘击 肘擊 zhǒu jī ㄓㄡˇ ㄐㄧ zau2 gik1 to strike with the elbow; to elbow
- 肘腋 zhǒu yè ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ zau2 jik6 lit. armpit
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- 护肘 護肘 hù zhǒu ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄡˇ wu6 zau2 elbow pad
- 胳膊肘 gē bo zhǒu ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄡˇ gaak3 bok3 zau2 elbow
- 捉襟见肘 捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 东坡肘子 東坡肘子 Dōng pō zhǒu zi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄛ ㄓㄡˇ ˙ㄗ dung1 bo1 zau2 zi2 Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡
- 胳膊肘子 gē bo zhǒu zi ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄡˇ ˙ㄗ gaak3 bok3 zau2 zi2 see 胳膊肘
- 胳臂肘儿 胳臂肘兒 gē bei zhǒu r ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄟ ㄓㄡˇ ㄦ gaak3 bei3 zau2 ji4 elbow
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep