Correct
风箱口
/ fēng xiāng kǒu /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
站在风箱口上
2
跳出风箱口
3
被塞进风箱口
Definition
风箱口
Literally means:
inlet and outlet of an air box
Actually means:
state of being bullied by both sides
风箱 refers to a device used to facilitate ventilation or air currents (with an inlet and an outlet). This phrase refers to a situation in which one suffers wrong from both sides. Derogatory.
风箱，产生气流增强风力的装置（有进气口和出气口）。风箱口，指人处于两边受气的境地。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Mǔqīn
母亲
hé
和
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
qīzǐ
妻子
yī
一
chǎo
吵
qǐlai
起来
,
jiù
就
bǎ
把
tā
他
sāi
塞
jìn
进
fēngxiāng
风箱
kǒu
口
,
ràng
让
tā
他
jiá
夹
zài
在
zhōngjiān
中间
shòuqì
受气
。
As soon as his mother and his wife quarrelled, they stuffed him into the air box and let him get angry in the middle.
2
Yíngyèyuán
营业员
zhàn
站
guìtái
柜台
jiù
就
xiàng
像
zhàn
站
zài
在
fēngxiāng
风箱
kǒu
口
shàng
上
,
bú
不
shi
是
zāodào
遭到
gùkè
顾客
de
的
zhǐzé
指责
,
jiùshì
就是
shòudào
受到
lǎobǎn
老板
de
的
pīpíng
批评
。
The clerk stands at the counter like standing on the air box, either by the customer's criticism or by the boss's criticism.
3
Tā
他
juédìng
决定
cíqù
辞去
gōnghuì
工会
de
的
gōngzuò
工作
,
yǐbiàn
以便
zǎorì
早日
tiàochū
跳出
fēngxiāng
风箱
kǒu
口
,
bùzài
不再
shòu
受
wōnangqì
窝囊气
。
He decided to quit his union job so that he could jump out of the box at an early time and stop being in the air.