变生肘腋

变生肘腋
biànshēngzhǒu

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

    • Disaster strikes at one's elbow and armpit, impossible to guard against completely.

  2. noun

    trouble or danger in one's own backyard

    • Misfortune strikes right at one's side, making it impossible to guard against.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A hand with added force impacts things and transforms them.

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