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瘦骨伶仃

Mandarin · pinyin shòu gǔ líng dīng

(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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sau3 gwat1 ling4 ding1

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