








心膂股肱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a trusted and indispensable aide or assistant”. One's right-hand person. Literally, “heart, backbone, thigh, and upper arm”.

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Open the tool →心膂股肱 (xīn lǚ gǔ gōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a trusted and indispensable aide or assistant”.
心膂股肱 is pronounced xīn lǚ gǔ gōng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 心膂股肱 means “heart, backbone, thigh, and upper arm”. It is used to mean “a trusted and indispensable aide or assistant”.
膂:脊骨。股:大腿。肱:胳膊上从肩到肘的部分。心、膂、股、肱都是人体的重要部分,比喻亲近得力之人。