胳膊肘子

Mandarin · pinyin gē bo zhǒu zi

Meanings

  1. see 胳膊肘 gē bo zhǒu
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胳
gē · armpit, arms
膊
bó · shoulders, upper arms
肘
zhǒu · the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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1–5–3–5 · ge1 bo5 zhou3 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaak3 bok3 zau2 zi2

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gaak3 bok3 zau2 zi2

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noun

  1. (colloquial) elbow

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