Chinese English Dictionary Online

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  • armpit
  • (biology) axilla
  • (botany) axil
  • Taiwan pr. [yi4]
  • axillary (botany)
  • budding in the angle between branch and stem
  • body odor
  • bromhidrosis
  • armpit odor
  • underarm stink
  • also called 狐臭[hu2 chou4]
  • axillary bud
  • bud growing from axil of plant
  • lit. armpit
  • elbow and armpit
  • fig. right up close (to a disaster)
  • in one's backyard
  • on one's doorstep
Trad. 變生肘腋
  • lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
  • trouble or danger in one's own backyard
  • many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
  • many a mickle makes a muckle

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