肘U+80987 STROKES
Entry·pron. zhǒu
ㄓㄡˇ
“The elbow joint; the part of the arm between the shoulder and the wrist; to nudge with the elbow.”
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Taiwan rank
#2,972
Radical
肉meat
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- 手肘ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄡˇelbow; the joint where the upper and lower parts of the arm meet.
- 捉襟見肘ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇclothes so worn that pulling the collar exposes the elbows; in straitened circumstances; stretched too thin, unable to cope with everything at once
- 掣肘ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇto hamper; to impede; to place constraints on someone's actions
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