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Open the tool →鹄面鸠形 (gǔ miàn jiū xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely emaciated and gaunt”.
鹄面鸠形 is pronounced gǔ miàn jiū xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
①面容枯樵,形体瘦削。形容饥疲的样子。②指枯樵瘦削的人。