手曲屈入無屈出

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Chinese

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elbow bent; feel wronged to enter not have bent; feel wronged
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
trad. (手曲屈入無屈出) 手曲
simp. (手曲屈入无屈出) 手曲
alternative forms 手蹺屈入無屈出手跷屈入无屈出
Literally: “elbows bend inward and not outward”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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手曲屈入無屈出

  1. (Hokkien) people always protect and are partial to one's own or one's own people

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