撿骨

撿骨

Chinese

		pick up; collect; gather	bone
trad. (撿骨)		撿	骨
simp. (捡骨)		捡	骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiám-kut

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiǎngǔ [Phonetic: jiángǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanguu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎngǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiám-kut
    • Hakka Romanization System: giam` gud`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giam³ gud⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯am³¹ kut̚²/

Verb

撿骨

1. to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time

Synonyms

• 撿金／捡金 (jiǎnjīn)
• (Xuzhou Mandarin, Hakka) 起骨
• (Cantonese) 執骨／执骨
• (Min Nan) 抾骨頭／抾骨头, 抾金, 抾骨