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瘦骨伶仃

Mandarin · pinyin shòu gǔ líng dīng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) emaciated; scrawny
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瘦
shòu · thin, emaciated, lean; meager
骨
gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
伶
líng · lonely, solitary; actor
仃
dīng · lonely, solitary
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4–3–2–1 · shou4 gu3 ling2 ding1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau3 gwat1 ling4 ding1

Cantonese word readings for 瘦骨伶仃. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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