yè

腋 (yè) is a Chinese word meaning “armpit; (biology) axilla; (botany) axil”.

Meanings

  1. 1armpit
  2. 2(biology) axilla
  3. 3(botany) axil
  4. 4Taiwan pr. [yi4]

Related words

腋窝armpit腋下underarm腋毛armpit hair腋臭body odor变生肘腋lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep肘腋lit. armpit腋生axillary (botany)腋芽axillary bud集腋成裘many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big

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