胳膊肘朝外拐

Chinese

		elbow	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	kidnap; to turn
trad. (胳膊肘朝外拐)		胳膊肘	朝	外	拐
simp. #(胳膊肘朝外拐)		胳膊肘	朝	外	拐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēbozhǒu cháo wài guǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄡˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ bok³ zau² ciu⁴ ngoi⁶ gwaai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēbozhǒu cháo wài guǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄡˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gebo̊jhǒu cháo wài guǎi
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹-po⁵-chou³ chʻao² wai⁴ kuai³
    • Yale: gē-bwo-jǒu cháu wài gwǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ge.bojoou chaur way goai
    • Palladius: гэбочжоу чао вай гуай (gɛbočžou čao vaj guaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ b̥u̯ɔ² ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēbozhǒurcháowàiguǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄡˇㄦ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gebo̊jhǒurcháowàiguǎi
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹-po⁵-chou³-ʼrh-chʻao²-wai⁴-kuai³
    • Yale: gē-bwo-jǒur-cháu-wài-gwǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ge.bojooulchaurwaygoai
    • Palladius: гэбочжоурчаовайгуай (gɛbočžourčaovajguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ b̥u̯ɔ² ʈ͡ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaak³ bok³ zau² ciu⁴ ngoi⁶ gwaai²
    • Yale: gaak bok jáu chìuh ngoih gwáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ bok⁸ dzau² tsiu⁴ ngoi⁶ gwaai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gag³ bog³ zeo² qiu⁴ ngoi⁶ guai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːk̚³ pɔːk̚³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² kʷaːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

胳膊肘朝外拐

1. to side with outsiders rather than one's own

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 胳膊肘朝外拐 (“to side with outsiders rather than one's own”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		胳膊肘朝外拐, 胳膊肘往外拐, 胳膊肘向外拐
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	胳膊肘兒往外拐
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	胳膊肘兒往外拐
Cantonese	Guangzhou	手指拗出, 手指拗出唔拗入
	Hong Kong	手指拗出唔拗入
Jin	Xinzhou	胳膊往外曲