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Chinese
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bone
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tight; thin; lean
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as (if); such as
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firewood
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| trad. (骨瘦如柴)
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骨
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瘦
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如
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柴
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| simp. #(骨瘦如柴)
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骨
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瘦
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如
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柴
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| alternative forms
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骨瘦如豺
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| Literally: “as thin as a stick”.
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Etymology
瘦如豺 (“as thin as a dhole”) was first described in Song Dynasty dictionary Piya, where also mention the homophonous alternative form using 柴 (chái, “stick”), which is now more common.
Pronunciation
Idiom
骨瘦如柴
- as thin as a stick; emaciated; unhealthily skinny