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骨瘦如豺 — “Extremely emaciated”

骨瘦如豺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely emaciated”. Terribly thin; skin and bones. Literally, “Bone thin like a jackal”.

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骨瘦如豺 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 骨gǔ
  • 瘦shòu
  • 如rú
  • 豺chái

骨瘦如豺 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
骨
gǔ10bone
瘦
shòu15thin, lean, or slender
如
rú6like, as, if
豺
chái10ruthless wild dog

Example Sentence with 骨瘦如豺

他生了一场大病后,整个人都变得骨瘦如豺了,让家人十分心疼。
After a severe illness, he became terribly thin, like a bag of bones, which made his family very distressed.

Idioms Related to 骨瘦如豺

Synonyms of 骨瘦如豺

  • gǔ骨shòu瘦rú如chái柴extremely thin, like skin and bones
  • gǔ骨shòu瘦xíng形xiāo销extremely emaciated

More idioms starting with 骨

  • gǔ骨huà化xíng形xiāo销perish completely
  • gǔ骨huà化fēng风chéng成character transformed, new custom formed
  • gǔ骨hán寒máo毛shù竖utterly terrified or horrified
  • gǔ骨ròu肉zhī之qīn亲close family blood relations
  • gǔ骨ròu肉zhī之ēn恩deep affection among close blood relatives
  • gǔ骨ròu肉zhī之qíng情deep affection between blood relatives
  • gǔ骨ròu肉fēn分lí离painful separation of family members
  • gǔ骨ròu肉tuán团yuán圆family reunion
  • gǔ骨ròu肉tuán团luán圞family reunion
  • gǔ骨ròu肉wèi未hán寒the deceased's body is still warm

Questions about 骨瘦如豺

What does 骨瘦如豺 mean?
骨瘦如豺 (gǔ shòu rú chái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely emaciated”.
How do you pronounce 骨瘦如豺?
骨瘦如豺 is pronounced gǔ shòu rú chái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 骨瘦如豺 literally mean?
Literally, 骨瘦如豺 means “Bone thin like a jackal”. It is used to mean “Extremely emaciated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 骨瘦如豺?
形容消瘦到极点。同“骨瘦如柴”。
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