听小骨
tīng xiǎo gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

听小骨
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tīng xiǎo gǔ
  1. ossicles (of the middle ear)
  2. three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
kè gǔ
  1. 1 ingrained
  2. 2 entrenched
  3. 3 deep-rooted
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 large and small
  2. 2 of all sizes
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
xiǎo sān
  1. 1 mistress
  2. 2 the other woman (coll.)
  3. 3 grade 3 in elementary school
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
xiǎo ér
  1. 1 young child
  2. 2 (humble) my son
xiǎo qū
  1. 1 neighborhood
  2. 2 district
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
xiǎo xíng
  1. 1 small scale
  2. 2 small size

Idioms (20)

上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. fixed on sth
  3. 3 to cling on without letting go
  4. 4 to pester obstinately
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant

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