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Open the tool →挨肩擦膀 (āi jiān cā bǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rub shoulders and brush elbows”.
挨肩擦膀 is pronounced āi jiān cā bǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 挨肩擦膀 means “shoulder to shoulder, rubbing arms”. It is used to mean “to rub shoulders and brush elbows”.
指身体相贴近。也形容人群拥挤。