骨瘦如柴
gǔ shòu rú chái
Pinyin
Definition
骨瘦如柴
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- as thin as a match
- emaciated (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一如既往
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
不当家不知柴米贵
- 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
了如指掌
- 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out