膀臂

bǎngbì
  1. upper arm
  2. arm
  3. reliable helper
  4. right-hand man

CEDICT

  1. (dialect) upper arm; arm
  2. capable assistant; reliable helper; right-hand man
  3. upper arm; arm

Wiktionary

  1. 肩膀。
  2. 比喻得力的助手。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 膀 bǎng
  1. upper arm
  2. wing
=1 膀 bǎng old variant of 膀 bǎng
2 臂 bì arm

Related entries

上臂 shàngbì upper arm
肱 gōng
  1. upper arm
  2. arm
膀 bǎng
  1. upper arm
  2. wing
膀子 bǎngzi
  1. upper arm
  2. arm
  3. wing
膊 bó
  1. shoulder
  2. upper arm
手臂 shǒubì
  1. arm
  2. helper
我的手臂斷了。

I broke my arm.

Source: Tatoeba

胳膊 gēbo arm

classifiers: 隻, 條, 雙

他把身子靠在胳膊上。

He leaned on his elbows.

Source: Tatoeba

胳臂 gēbei
  1. arm
  2. also pr. gēbì

classifiers: 條, 隻
臂 bì arm
我想我的右手臂斷了。

I think my right arm is broken.

Source: Tatoeba

臂膀 bìbǎng arm
臂膊 bìbó arm
腕 wàn
  1. wrist
  2. (squid, starfish etc) arm
左右手 zuǒyòushǒu
  1. left and right hands
  2. (fig.) capable assistant
  3. right-hand man