elbow and armpit; (fig.) immediate vicinity, hidden danger
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
elbow and armpit; (fig.) one's immediate vicinity, especially as a source of sudden trouble or hidden danger
literaryA literary term referring literally to the elbow and armpit; figuratively used to describe a location in one's immediate surroundings, often implying that danger or trouble is brewing nearby or has erupted suddenly from within one's inner circle.
biàn变
shēng生
zhǒu肘
yè腋
，
lìng令
rén人
cuò措
shǒu手
bù不
jí及
。
Trouble suddenly broke out in his immediate circle, catching everyone off guard.
cǐ此
nǎi乃
zhǒu肘
yè腋
zhī之
huàn患
，
bù不
kě可
bù不
fáng防
。
This is a hidden danger close at hand; we must guard against it.
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tā他
zuì最
xìn信
rèn任
de的
fù副
shǒu手
jìng竟
zài在
zhǒu肘
yè腋
zhī之
dì地
bèi背
pàn叛
le了
tā他
。
His most trusted deputy actually betrayed him from within his own inner circle.