打断了的胳膊,往外拐打斷了的胳膊,往外拐打斷了的胳膊,往外拐

a broken arm bends outward

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone takes the side of outsiders against their own people. Critical.
Wordplay: 拐 (guǎi) means both 'bend at an angle' and, figuratively, 'turn toward outsiders'.

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Simplified: 打断了的胳膊,往外拐
Traditional (Taiwan): 打斷了的胳膊,往外拐
Pinyin: dǎduànle de gēbo,wǎng wài guǎi
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄜ ˙ㄅㄛ,ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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