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肘腋
 
En
zhǒu yè
  • lit. armpit
  • elbow and armpit
  • fig. right up close (to a disaster)
  • in one's backyard
  • on one's doorstep

肘腋 zhǒu yì

肘腋
1 手肘和腋窝。比喻最接近的地方,多用于祸害的发生。《晋书.卷五六.江统传》:「岂不以寇发心腹,害起肘腋,疢笃难疗,疮大迟愈之故哉!」《五代史平话.唐史.卷下》:「不拟一旦变生意料之外,祸起肘腋之间,吾痛念之。」

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