gǔ zhé
to suffer a fracture
(of a bone) to break
fracture
gǔ gàn
diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
fig. backbone
gǔ suǐ
bone marrow (medulla ossea)
gǔ ròu
blood relation
kin
one's flesh and blood
hái gǔ
skeleton
skeletal remains
lù gǔ
blatant
unsubtle
frank
(of sex, violence etc) explicit
kè gǔ míng xīn
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
fig. etched in one's memory
unforgettable
tuō tāi huàn gǔ
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
to turn over a new leaf
fig. to change wholly
to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
jiǎ gǔ wén
oracle script
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
gǔ kē
orthopedics
orthopedic surgery
jīn gǔ
muscles and bones
physique
strength
courage
gǔ zi lǐ
what sb feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.)
private understanding between individuals (derog.)
jiǎ gǔ
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
gǔ tou
bone
CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]
moral character
bitterness
cì gǔ
piercing
cutting
bone-chilling
penetrating (cold)
lóng gǔ
keel
dragon bones (ancient bones used in TCM)
gǔ huī
bone ash
ashes of the dead
gǔ qì
unyielding character
courageous spirit
integrity
moral backbone
máo gǔ sǒng rán
to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
to feel one's blood run cold
pái gǔ
pork chop
pork cutlet
spare ribs
kè gǔ
ingrained
entrenched
deep-rooted
ào gǔ
lofty and unyielding character
zhèng gǔ
bone setting
Chinese osteopathy
fēng gǔ
strength of character
vigorous style (of calligraphy)
quán gǔ
zygomatic bone (cheek bone)
gǔ mó
periosteum (membrane covering bone)
zhǎng gǔ
metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
ráo gǔ
radius (anatomy)
bone of the forearm
gǔ liào
aggregate (sand or gravel used in concrete 混凝土)
chéng gǔ
bone formation
osteogenesis
gǔ shòu rú chái
as thin as a match
emaciated (idiom)
chǐ gǔ
ulna (anatomy)
bone of the forearm
fěn shēn suì gǔ
lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
fig. to die horribly
to sacrifice one's life
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)
hèn zhī rù gǔ
to hate somebody to the bone (idiom)
zhǔ xīn gǔ
backbone
mainstay
pillar
definite view
one's own judgment
gǔ huī hé
box for bone ashes
funerary casket
chè gǔ
to the bone
to the marrow
fig. to a very large degree
wū gǔ jī
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
jié gu yǎn
critical juncture
crucial moment
qià gǔ
ilium (the large flat bone of the pelvic girdle)
gǔ pái xiào yìng
domino effect
ripple effect
dǐ gǔ
sacrum (anatomy)
bone forming the base of the spinal column
gǔ lì
strength
vigorous (calligraphy)
jiē gǔ mù
elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)
gǔ hóu
epiphysis (end of a long bone)
zhěn gǔ
occipital bone (back of the skull)
hán fēng cì gǔ
bone chilling wind (idiom)
gǔ fǎ
bone structure and physiognomy
the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
shòu gǔ lín xún
skinny; emaciated (idiom)
gǔ liú
osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)
niè gǔ
temporal bone
os temporale
dǐng gǔ
parietal bone (top of the scull)
gǔ xuè
flesh and blood
one's offspring
gǔ ròu xiāng lián
lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related
closely intertwined
Yìng gǔ yú
bony fishes
Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)
míng xīn kè gǔ
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
undying gratitude
jiǎ gǔ wén zì
oracle script
oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
gǔ suǐ qiāng
marrow cavity (in long bones)
wài gǔ gé
exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc)
gǔ lù lù
(onom.) rolling around
spinning
also spoken pr. [gu3 lu1 lu1]
gǔ duǒ
club (ancient stick-like weapon)
(flower) bud
jiàn gǔ tou
miserable wretch
contemptible individual
gǔ zhēn
spicule (in biology)
bone needle (in archaeology)
dié gǔ
sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
ruǎn gǔ yú
cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
tīng gǔ
ossicles (in the middle ear)
also written 聽小骨|听小骨
gǔ gěng
fish bone
bone stuck in the throat
sth one feels obliged to speak out about
candid speaker
gǔ ròu xiāng cán
close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife
dèng gǔ
stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear
tīng xiǎo gǔ
ossicles (of the middle ear)
three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
hóng gǔ suǐ
red bone marrow (myeloid tissue)
gǔ tou jià zi
skeleton
skinny person
a mere skeleton
tīng gǔ liàn
chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)
gǔ gěng zài hóu
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
sth on one's mind
jiàn gǔ
sacrum (bone at the base of the spine)
gǔ shi
skeletal remains
Taiwan pr. [gu3 zhi2]
lí gǔ
vomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils)
zhēn gǔ
incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
gǔ tàn
bone black
animal charcoal
chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng
osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)
brittle bone disease
bǔ gǔ
oracle bone
bone used for divination, esp. animal scapula
chuō jǐ liang gǔ
to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting
ruǎn gǔ yú lèi
cartilaginous fishes
Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
kè gǔ xiāng sī
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
chuí gǔ
malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
biān gǔ
to be extremely cold or painful
qíng tóng gǔ ròu
as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
huáng gǔ suǐ
yellow or fatty bone marrow
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
róu qíng xiá gǔ
gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)
chuí gǔ bǐng
manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜
gǔ féi hòu
hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone)
Mù gǔ dū shù
Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙
míng xīn lòu gǔ
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
undying gratitude
gǔ gěng zhī chén
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
kāo gǔ
coccyx
tailbone at end of spine
zhèng gǔ bā fǎ
the eight methods of bone setting
Chinese osteopathy
qíng yú gǔ ròu
feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
deep friendship
tuō gǔ huàn tāi
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
to turn over a new leaf
fig. to change wholly
gǔ jìn
bones and ashes
remains (after Buddhist cremation)
shēng sǐ ròu gǔ
lit. the dead returning to life
a miracle (idiom)
nián pí dài gǔ
to glue skin and bind the bones (idiom); insistent unrelenting conduct
hóu ruǎn gǔ bǎn
epiphyseal plate
growth plate (bone)
gǔ dōu dōu
(onom.) for plopping sound
qiè gǔ zhī chóu
bitter hatred
hatred that cuts to the bone
juān gǔ míng xīn
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
juān xīn míng gǔ
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
xī sōng gǔ zhì
cancellous bone
trabecular bone
spongy bone
nián pí zhù gǔ
to glue skin and bind the bones (idiom); insistent unrelenting conduct
tuō gǔ chéng Fó
to shed one's bones and become a Buddha
hēi gu lōng dōng
variant of 黑咕隆咚[hei1 gu5 long1 dong1]
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)
Ā shǐ nà Gǔ duō lù
Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 頡跌利施可汗|颉跌利施可汗[Jie2 die1 li4 shi1 Ke4 han2]
qīn shēng gǔ ròu
one's own flesh and blood
gǔ cí
bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)
gǔ tòng rè zhèng
Dengue fever
breakbone fever
gǔ shòu rú chái
variant of 骨瘦如柴[gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2]
gǔ dǐng jī
(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
to suffer serious injury (idiom)
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
to suffer serious injury (idiom)
chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu
ruthless
vicious and greedy
duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú
multiple myeloma (medicine)
rú qū fù gǔ
lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
fig. fixed on sth
to cling on without letting go
to pester obstinately
fú gǔ zhèng
osteofluorosis
skeletal fluorosis
pí bāo gǔ tóu
to be all skin and bones (idiom)
also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
jiē gu yǎn
(dialect) critical juncture
crucial moment
Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
jiē gu yǎn r
erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
lǎo gǔ tou
weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)