掰腕子 (bāi) — arm wrestling
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning 'to arm-wrestle' — the activity itself, used in casual speech. The standalone 掰 alone just means 'to pry apart', so 掰腕子 must be kept together.
verb
arm wrestling
Examples
- 掰腕子。Wǒ men liǎ lái bāi ba.Let's have an arm-wrestling match, you and me.
- ，。Tā lì qi hěn dà, wǒ cóng lái méi bāi yíng guò tā de wàn zi.He's very strong — I've never beaten him at arm wrestling.
- ，。Wǒ men bāi le sān cì wàn zi, wǒ yíng le yí cì.We arm-wrestled three times, and I won once.
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