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1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

瘦骨嶙峋

shòu gǔ lín xún

1 skinny; emaciated (idiom)

面黄肌瘦

miàn huáng jī shòu

1 yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance

骨瘦如柴

gǔ shòu rú chái

1 as thin as a match
2 emaciated (idiom)

Sample Sentences

英国卫生部强调，肉类是人类优等蛋白质、B族维生素以及铁、锌等矿物质的重要来源，而人们应该摄取比较健康的肉类，诸如瘦肉、瘦绞肉，对于加工肉应该尽量避免，官方并建议每天不宜吃超过七十克的红肉。

Yīngguó wèishēngbù qiángdiào ，ròulèi shì rénlèi yōuděng dànbáizhì 、B zú wéishēngsù yǐjí tiě 、xīn děng kuàngwùzhì de zhòngyào láiyuán ，ér rénmen yīnggāi shèqǔ bǐjiào jiànkāng de ròulèi ，zhūrú shòuròu 、shòujiǎoròu ，duìyú jiāgōng ròu yīnggāi jǐnliàng bìmiǎn ，guānfāng bìng jiànyì měitiān bùyí chī chāoguò qīshí kè de hóng ròu 。

The UK Department of Health stated that meat is an important source of protein, B vitamins and minerals such as iron and zinc, but that people should consume healthier meats, like lean meats and lean minced meat and avoid processed meat as much as possible. The government suggested limiting your consumption of red meat to 70 grams per day.

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没错！哪像那什么汉朝的赵飞燕，模样长得倒也俊俏，可瘦得跟皮包骨似的，病怏怏儿的可怜人儿居然还号称美人！

méicuò ！nǎ xiàng nà shénme hàncháo de Zhào Fēiyàn ，múyàng zhǎng de dào yě jùnqiào ，kě shòu de gēn píbāogǔ shìde ，bìngyàngyàngr de kěliánrénr jūrán hái hàochēng měirén ！

That's right! It's like Zhan Feiyan from the Han Dynasty, attractive and intelligent looking, but a sickly piteous bag of skin and bones can still be called a beauty!

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你是说身形吗？那我都胖了三十几年了，难不成得先瘦身？

nǐ shì shuō shēnxíng ma ？nà wǒ dōu pàng le sānshíjǐ nián le ，nánbùchéng děi xiān shòushēn ？

You mean my figure? I've been fat for over thirty years now, so I have to get thin first?

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当然如果可以适当瘦身是最好不过了，毕竟有人会肆意评价如果你连身上这几斤肉都管理不好又如何掌握人生呢？不过瘦身不是重点，关键是体态，站有站相坐有坐相，你脖子前倾的问题太严重了。

dāngrán rúguǒ kěyǐ shìdàng shòushēn shì zuì hǎo bùguò le ，bìjìng yǒurén huì sìyì píngjià rúguǒ nǐ lián shēnshàng zhè jǐ jīn ròu dōu guǎnlǐ bù hǎo yòu rúhé zhǎngwò rénshēng ne ？bùguò shòushēn bùshì focus ，guānjiàn shì tǐtài ，zhàn yǒu zhànxiàng zuò yǒu zuòxiàng ，nǐ bózi qiánqīng de wèntí tài yánzhòng le 。

Of course going on a suitable diet is the best thing, given that people are prone to making unthinking judgements like "If you can't even take good care of the kilos of flesh on your body, then how will you take charge of your life?" But a thin body isn't the point. The key is your posture, you should stand in a certain way and sit in a certain way, and that slouch of yours is really too serious.

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嗨，你光喝水不吃饭当然会瘦，除了会瘦还会挂。不过讲正经的，如果你真想瘦，餐前喝水，还真能减轻饥饿感，这样食物的摄入量当然就减少了，减肥还不是自然而然的事。

hāi ，nǐ guāng hēshuǐ bù chīfàn dāngrán huì shòu ，chúle huì shòu hái huì guà 。bùguò jiǎng zhèngjing de ，rúguǒ nǐ zhēn xiǎng shòu ，cān qián hēshuǐ ，hái zhēn néng jiǎnqīng jīè gǎn ，zhèyàng shíwù de shèrù liàng dāngrán jiù jiǎnshǎo le ，jiǎnféi háibùshì zìránérrán de shì 。

Hey, of course you'll get thin if you only drink water and stop eating, but as well as getting thin, you'll die too. But more seriously, if you really want to get thinner, drinking water before a meal can really make you feel less hungry, which, of course, will reduce your food intake. That way losing weight will happen naturally.

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最后来看一下明文的吧。他写的很短，纸条上面只写着”我今年要瘦五公斤！”

zuìhòu láikàn yīxià Míngwén de ba 。tā xiě de hěn duǎn ，zhǐtiáo shàngmian zhī xiě zhe ”wǒ jīnnián yào shòu wǔ gōngjīn ！”

And finally let's look at Mingwen's. His are really short. On the note he just wrote "I want to lose five kilograms this year!"

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我只是吃个两个甜甜圈，肚子很饿。对啦，我今年是没有瘦，反倒胖了五公斤。

wǒ zhǐshì chī gè liǎng gè Tiántianquān ，dùzi hěn è 。duì la ，wǒ jīnnián shì méiyǒu shòu ，fǎndào pàng le wǔ gōngjīn 。

I'm just having a donut or two. I'm really peckish. Yeah, I didn't lose weight this year and I actually put on five kilograms.

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哇，难得从你这儿听到褒奖哦，真是受宠若惊，“柳体”较“颜体”更均匀瘦硬些，点画爽利挺秀，笔力非常遒劲。

wā ，nándé cóng nǐ zhèr tīngdào bāojiǎng ò ，zhēn shì shòuchǒngruòjīng ，“Liǔtǐ ”jiào “Yántǐ ”gèng jūnyún shòu yìng xiē ，diǎnhuà shuǎnglì tǐng xiù ，bǐ lì fēicháng qiújìn 。

Wow, it's rare to hear such praise from you, I'm so humbled to be complimented by you. The Liu style is a little more even, thinner, and sharper, the strokes are brisker, straighter and more elegant, with a strong energy behind the brush strokes.

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是啊，简单的说“颜体“饱满，“柳体”精瘦哈，所以史上也有“颜筋柳骨”的说法，练习书法修身养性，也是一种艺术的熏陶，真不错！

shì a ，jiǎndān de shuō “yántǐ “bǎomǎn ，“Liǔtǐ ”jīngshòu hā ，suǒyǐ shǐ shàng yě yǒu “yánjīnliǔgǔ ”de shuōfa ，liànxí shūfǎ xiūshēnyǎngxìng ，yě shì yīzhǒng yìshù de xūntáo ，zhēn bù cuò ！

Yeah, simply speaking the Yan style is fuller, while the Liu style is finer, so historically there has been the saying "Yan provides the muscle, while Liu provides the bones". Practicing calligraphy cultivates one's moral character and spirit, it's also an artistic training, it's great!

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哇，瘦了那么一大圈，什么秘诀你不传授一下？

wā ，shòu le nàme yīdà quān ，shénme mìjué nǐ bù chuánshòu yīxià ？

Wow you’ve lost a lot of weight, how did you do it and why don’t you share the secret?

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