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Definition
- bone
- phonetic and meaning component (bones, body)
- radical (Kang Xi 188)
Compounds (29)
Related words (173)
bone structure and physiognomy; the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker
what sb feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.); private understanding between individuals (derog.)
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
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
manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜
cartilaginous fishes; Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
Idioms (30)
(lit.) interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related; closely intertwined
(lit.) fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
(lit.) carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); (fig.) etched in one's memory; unforgettable
(lit.) like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom); (fig.) fixed on sth; to cling on without letting go; to pester obstinately
to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
(lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom); (fig.) to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life
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)
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
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
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