排骨精

Mandarin · pinyin pái gǔ jīng

Meanings

  1. (jocular) anorexic girl; a bag of bones
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排
pái · row, rank, line
骨
gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
精
jīng · essence; semen; spirit
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2–3–1 · pai2 gu3 jing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paai3 gwat1 zing1

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noun

  1. (Cantonese) scrawny person; weakling

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