胳膊肘朝外拐 in English ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3 Meaning

Meanings

  • the elbow turns the wrong way
  • to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

胳 膊 肘 朝 外 拐

Traditional Characters

胳 膊 肘 朝 外 拐

Pinyin

ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

胳ge1variant of 胳[ge1] 膊bo2shoulder 肘zhou3elbow 朝chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 外wai4outside 拐guai3to turn (a corner etc)