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變生肘腋
变
變
biàn
生
生
she̅ng
肘
肘
zhǒu
腋
腋
yè
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep / trouble or danger in one's own backyard
Characters and words in 變生肘腋
变
變
biàn
=
bi
+
an4
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion
变
=
亦
+
又
:
In anthill's bathroom the also-ran is sparring with Brunhilde. In her mind she imagines changing into a boxing grizzly bear.
变
=
亦
+
又
:
I think 变 does look like a grizzly bear with a beret. 又 is the snout, and the two eyes are the two strokes of 八.
生
she̅ng
=
sh
+
(e)ng1
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
生
=
牛
+
一
:
Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).
肘
zhǒu
=
zh
+
ou3
elbow / pork shoulder
肘
zhǒu
腋
yè
lit. armpit / elbow and armpit / fig. right up close (to a disaster) / in one's backyard / on one's doorstep
腋
yè
=
y
+
e4
armpit / (biology) axilla / (botany) axil / Taiwan pr. [yi4]
Words with 變生肘腋
變生肘腋 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 變生肘腋
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