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瘦骨嶙峋

Mandarin · pinyin shòu gǔ lín xún

Meanings

  1. skinny; emaciated (idiom)
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瘦
shòu · thin, emaciated, lean; meager
骨
gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
嶙
lín · precipitous
峋
xún · ranges of hills stretching on beyond another irregular peaks
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4–3–2–2 · shou4 gu3 lin2 xun2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau3 gwat1 leon4 seon1

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sau3 gwat1 leon4 seon1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) extremely skinny; all skin and bones

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