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› 臂
臂
bei3
Mandarin: bi4
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(tool) Machine arm
Words containing 臂
斷臂
dyun6
bei3
armless; cut-off/broken arm(s)
動臂信號機
dung6
bei3
seon3
hou6
gei1
a semaphore, an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically movin
吊臂
diu3
bei3
boom (arm on a crane, derrick, etc.)
麒麟臂
kei4
leon4
bei3
massive upper arm muscles (Lit. (Chinese) unicorn upper arm)
袒胸露臂
taan2
hung1
lou6
bei3
(said of a woman) to expose one's neck and shoulders
胳臂
gaak3
bei3
arm; forearm [華]: 胳膊, 手臂
前臂
cin4
bei3
forearm
長臂猿
coeng4
bei3
jyun4
gibbon; [粵]: a turntable ladder on a fire engine (lit., "long armed ape")
螳臂擋車
tong4
bei3
dong2
ce1
overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force (lit., "a
失諸交臂
sat1
zyu1
gaau1
bei3
chances slip through the fingers
振臂一呼
zan3
bei3
jat1
fu1
raise one's arm in a apeal for action; make an appeal for people to take action
空手掉空臂
hung1
sau2
diu6
hung1
bei3
nothing to do; nothing to hold
臂力
bei3
lik6
muscle (lit., "arm strength")
臂章
bei3
zoeng1
armband, armlet, shoulder emblem
一臂之力
jat1
bei3
zi1
lik6
(lend) a helping hand
掉臂
diu6
bei3
to swing one's arm widely and walk off, meaning not caring at all
鏡臂
geng3
bei3
arm (on a microscope)
重臂
cung5
bei3
an actuating arm (a lifting arm on a piece of heavy machinery)
助一臂之力
zo6
jat1
bei3
zi1
lik6
give a helping hand
上臂
soeng6
bei3
upper arm
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