枯瘦如柴 — “Extremely thin and emaciated, resembling dry wood”
枯瘦如柴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely thin and emaciated, resembling dry wood”. Gaunt and bony. Literally, “Withered and thin like firewood”.
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枯瘦如柴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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她因为长期劳累和营养不良，整个人都变得枯瘦如柴
Due to prolonged overwork and malnutrition, she became extremely thin and gaunt.
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More idioms starting with 枯
- kū枯tǐ体huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯xíng形huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯mù木zài再shēng生to revive like a withered tree
- kū枯mù木fā发róng荣withered tree regains vitality
- kū枯mù木xiǔ朽zhū株useless old person or decaying force
- kū枯mù木sǐ死huī灰utterly apathetic or despondent
- kū枯mù木shēng生huā花revive from a hopeless state
- kū枯mù木féng逢chūn春to revive after decline
- kū枯běn本jié竭yuán源damage the foundation or basis
- kū枯xiǔ朽zhī之yú余one's remaining withered and decayed years
- kū枯yáng杨zhī之tí稊old man marries young wife
- kū枯yáng杨shēng生huá华old woman's brief good fortune
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What does 枯瘦如柴 mean?
枯瘦如柴 (kū shòu rú chái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely thin and emaciated, resembling dry wood”.
How do you pronounce 枯瘦如柴?
枯瘦如柴 is pronounced kū shòu rú chái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枯瘦如柴 literally mean?
Literally, 枯瘦如柴 means “Withered and thin like firewood”. It is used to mean “Extremely thin and emaciated, resembling dry wood”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枯瘦如柴?
枯：干枯。形容非常瘦弱