穹肋
qióng lèi
Pinyin

Definition

穹肋
 - 
qióng lèi
  1. a rib of an arch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

肋骨
lèi gǔ
  1. 1 rib
苍穹
cāng qióng
  1. 1 the blue dome of heaven
鸡肋
jī lèi
  1. 1 chicken ribs
  2. 2 sth of little value or interest
  3. 3 sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up
  4. 4 to be physically weak
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
穹顶
qióng dǐng
  1. 1 dome
  2. 2 vault
  3. 3 domed roof
肋
lèi
  1. 1 rib
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [lè]
软肋
ruǎn lèi
  1. 1 rib cartilage
  2. 2 (fig.) weak spot
  3. 3 soft underbelly
穹
qióng
  1. 1 vault
  2. 2 dome
  3. 3 the sky
穹庐
qióng lú
  1. 1 yurt (round tent)
穹窿
qióng lóng
  1. 1 a dome
  2. 2 a vault
  3. 3 the sky
穹苍
qióng cāng
  1. 1 the sky
  2. 2 the firmament
  3. 3 the vault of heaven
肋间肌
lèi jiàn jī
  1. 1 intercostal muscle (between ribs)

Idioms (1)

两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

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