黄皮刮廋 — “Sallow and emaciated”
黄皮刮廋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sallow and emaciated”. Looking extremely thin and sickly, often due to hunger or illness. Literally, “Yellow skin scraped thin/lean”.
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黄皮刮廋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
黄皮刮廋 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 黄皮刮廋
大病一场后，他整个人黄皮刮廋的，让家人十分担忧。
After a serious illness, he looked sallow and emaciated, which made his family very worried.
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Open the tool →Questions about 黄皮刮廋
What does 黄皮刮廋 mean?
黄皮刮廋 (huáng pí guā sōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sallow and emaciated”.
How do you pronounce 黄皮刮廋?
黄皮刮廋 is pronounced huáng pí guā sōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 黄皮刮廋 literally mean?
Literally, 黄皮刮廋 means “Yellow skin scraped thin/lean”. It is used to mean “Sallow and emaciated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 黄皮刮廋?
形容面黄肌瘦的样子。