(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong
trad. 胳膊擰不過大腿
Also written 胳膊擰不過大腿【gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ】
Characters in this word
7胳
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variant of 胳[ge1]
- Pinyin
- gē
- Traditional
- 肐
- Strokes
- 10
膊
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shoulder, upper arm
- Pinyin
- bó
- Strokes
- 14
拧
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to pinch, wring
- Pinyin
- níng
- Traditional
- 擰
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 13607 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
过
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surname Guo
- Pinyin
- Guō
- Traditional
- 過
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 73 of 2500
大
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big; large; great, older (than another person), eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]), greatly; freely; fully, (dialect) father, (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- Pinyin
- dà
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 199 of 2500
腿
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leg, CL:條|条[tiao2]
- Pinyin
- tuǐ
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 1162 of 2500