bozhǒucháowàiguǎi

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 胳膊肘儿朝外拐

胳膊肘儿朝外拐 means to side with outsiders over one's own people; to betray one's own group. Pronounced gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi.

  • to side with outsiders over one's own people; to betray one's own group

Definitions & Examples

zěn
me
zǒng
bāng
wài
rén
shuō
huà
 
zhēn
shì
bo
zhǒu
cháo
wài
guǎi
 

Why do you always speak up for outsiders? You're really siding with them over us.

Zuò
wéi
jīng
 
zhòng
yào
xiàng
gěi
le
jìng
zhēng
duì
shǒu
 
zhè
jiù
shì
bo
zhǒu
xiàng
wài
guǎi
 

As the manager, giving the important project to a competitor is like turning his elbow outward.

Zhè
hái
zi
 
zǒng
shì
bo
zhǒu
r
cháo
wài
guǎi
 
jiā
de
hǎo
dōng
西
dōu
gěi
tóng
xué
 

This kid always sides with outsiders, taking all the good things from home to give to his classmates.