胳膊肘朝外拐

gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi

lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)

fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people

胳

gē

armpit

膊

bo

shoulder

肘

zhǒu

elbow

朝

cháo

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea

外

wài

outside

拐

guǎi

variant of 枴|拐[guai3]