骨頭
See also: 骨头
Chinese
bone | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (骨頭) | 骨 | 頭 | |
simp. (骨头) | 骨 | 头 | |
anagram | 頭骨/头骨 |
Pronunciation
Noun
骨頭
- (anatomy) bone
- 骨頭錯位/骨头错位 ― gǔtóu cuòwèi ― bone misalignment
- 天生繡繡 地生縵縵 水生骨頭 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1921, James Hutson, Chinese Life in the Tibetan Foothills/Riddles and Ditties
- tiān shēng xiùxiù, dì shēng mànmàn, shuǐ shēng gǔtóu [Pinyin]
- Heaven produces the variegated, Earth begets the unadorned, Water begets bones.
天生绣绣 地生缦缦 水生骨头 [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative) character; personal quality
- (figurative) moral character or backbone; courageous spirit
- 魯迅的骨頭是最硬的,他沒有絲毫的奴顏和媚骨,這是殖民地半殖民地人民最可寶貴的性格。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Lǔ Xùn de gǔtou shì zuì yìng de, tā méiyǒu sīháo de núyán hé mèigǔ, zhè shì zhímíndì bànzhímíndì rénmín zuì kě bǎoguì de xìnggé. [Pinyin]
- Lu Xun was a man of unyielding integrity, free from all sycophancy or obsequiousness; this quality is invaluable among colonial and semi-colonial peoples.
鲁迅的骨头是最硬的,他没有丝毫的奴颜和媚骨,这是殖民地半殖民地人民最可宝贵的性格。 [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative, derogatory, often as a suffix) contemptible or morally corrupt person
- (figurative) hint of sarcasm or dissatisfaction (in one's words)
Synonyms
- (bone): 骨 (gǔ); (Min Dong) 骨骨
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Wutunhua: gutek