Chinese

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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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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it really from 胳肢 + 窩?”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胳肢窩

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

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