土木形骸

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ mù xíng hái

Meanings

  1. earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
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土
tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
木
mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
形
xíng · form, shape, appearance
骸
hái · skeleton, body; leg bone
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3–4–2–2 · tu3 mu4 xing2 hai2

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tou2 muk6 jing4 haai4

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