胳肢窩

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Chinese

to tickle nest
trad. (胳肢窩) 胳肢
simp. (胳肢窝) 胳肢
alternative forms 肐肢窩肐肢窝
夾肢窩夹肢窝
膈肢窩膈肢窝

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

胳肢窩

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Wu, Xiang, colloquial) armpit

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