骨瘦如柴

Chinese

		bone	tight; thin; lean	as (if); such as	firewood
simp. and trad. (骨瘦如柴)		骨	瘦	如	柴
alt. forms		骨瘦如豺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔshòurúchái

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔshòurúchái
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guushowruchair
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

骨瘦如柴

as thin as a stick; emaciated; unhealthily skinny

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