冢中枯骨 — “A dried bone in a tomb”
冢中枯骨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a dried bone in a tomb”. A person utterly useless or powerless, a nobody. Literally, “dried bones in a tomb”.
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冢中枯骨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冢中枯骨 Character Breakdown
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那个曾经威风八面的角色，如今不过是冢中枯骨，再也掀不起什么风浪了。
That once imposing figure is now nothing more than dried bones in a tomb, unable to cause any trouble anymore.
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What does 冢中枯骨 mean?
冢中枯骨 (zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a dried bone in a tomb”.
How do you pronounce 冢中枯骨?
冢中枯骨 is pronounced zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冢中枯骨 literally mean?
Literally, 冢中枯骨 means “dried bones in a tomb”. It is used to mean “a dried bone in a tomb”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冢中枯骨?
冢：坟墓。坟墓里的枯骨。比喻没有力量的人。