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瘦骨如柴 (sau3 gwat1 jyu4 caai4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

瘦骨如柴 (sau3 gwat1 jyu4 caai4, Shòu gǔ rú chái) — (adjective) skinny; scrawny; very thin; as thin as a stick

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 瘦擘擘 (sau3 maak3 maak3) — very thin; skinny (瘦蜢蜢 'sau3 maang2 maang2; sau3 maang1 maang1' is more commonl…
• 瘦瘦的 (sau3 sau3 dik1) — thin
• 瘦蜢蜢 (sau3 maang1 maang1) — (adjective) skinny; thin; undernourished
• 瘦金體 (sau3 gam1 tai2) — Skinny body, a font type; skinny golden style calligraphy
• 瘦骨仙 (sau3 gwat1 sin1) — someone who is all skin and bone
• 瘦骨如柴煲碌竹 (sau3 gwat1 jyu4 caai4 bou1 luk1 zuk1) — Extremely thin; as thin as a stick

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