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龍骨
简 龙骨 · 繁 龍骨Mandarin · pinyin lóng gǔ
Meanings
- "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM)
- breastbone (of a bird)
- keel (of a ship)
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2–3 · long2 gu3
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lung4 gwat1
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noun
- keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)
- dragon bones, which are actually fossils (ancient bones used in traditional Chinese medicine)
- breastbone (of a bird)
- spareribs; pork bones
- thin trunk
- jujube
- water wheel
- mainstay
- stone embankment
- carpus
- fine horse
- structure used to bear the weight
- (Hakka, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) vertebra
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