gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ

Traditional: 胳膊擰不過大腿

胳膊拧不过大腿 (gē bo nǐng bu guò dà tuǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) the weak cannot overcome the strong

Characters in 胳膊拧不过大腿

胳gā · used in 胳肢窩|胳肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]膊bó · shoulder拧níng · to pinch不bù · no; not so过guò · to cross大dà · big; large; great腿tuǐ · leg

Related words

不no; not so过to cross过(experienced action marker)过surname Guo大big; large; great大see 大夫[dai4 fu5]不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct大家everyone过来to come over

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