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[骨鯁之臣] gǔgěngzhīchén lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

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        gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
        gǔ, bone
        gǔzhé, to suffer a fracture/(of a bone) to break/fracture
        tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
        lèigǔ, rib
        gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead
        gǔsuǐ, bone marrow (medulla ossea)
        páigǔ, pork chop/pork cutlet/spare ribs/(coll.) skinny person
        gǔgé, bones/skeleton
        gǔjià, framework/skeleton
        shīgǔ, [屍骨], skeleton of the dead
        gǔzilǐ, [骨子裡], beneath the surface/fundamentally/at the deepest level
        xiōnggǔ, sternum/breastbone
        suǒgǔ, [鎖骨], collarbone/clavicle
        gǔqì, [骨氣], unyielding character/courageous spirit/integrity/moral backbone
        zhuīgǔ, vertebra
        gǔròu, blood relation/kin/one's flesh and blood
        tuōtāihuàngǔ, [脫胎換骨], to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist/to...
        quángǔ, [顴骨], zygomatic bone (cheek bone)
        gǔpén, pelvis
        lúgǔ, [顱骨], skull (of a dead body)
        hènzhīrùgǔ, to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
        fěnshēnsuìgǔ, lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)/fig. to die horribly/to sacrifice one's...
        jiēguyǎn, [節骨眼], (dialect) critical juncture/crucial moment/Taiwan pr. [jié gu yǎn]
        xīgàigǔ, [膝蓋骨], kneecap
        ruǎngǔ, [軟骨], cartilage
        jìnggǔ, [脛骨], tibia
        háigǔ, skeleton/skeletal remains
        gǔshòurúchái, as thin as a match/emaciated (idiom)
        gǔpái, dominoes
        lùgǔ, blatant/unsubtle/frank/(of sex, violence etc) explicit
        cìgǔ, piercing/cutting/bone-chilling/penetrating (cold)
        tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
        jīngǔ, muscles and bones/physique/strength/courage
        
        gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket
        
        gǔgǔ, femur
        jǐgǔ, backbone
        jiānjiǎgǔ, scapula/shoulder blade
        
        yígǔ, [遺骨], (dead) human remains
        kègǔmíngxīn, [刻骨銘心], lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)/fig. etched in one's memo...
        chǐgǔ, ulna (anatomy)/bone of the forearm
        jǐzhuīgǔ, vertebra
        féigǔ, fibula/calf bone
        
        zhǎnggǔ, metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
        gǔgàn, [骨幹], diaphysis (long segment of a bone)/fig. backbone
        zhěngǔ, occipital bone (back of the skull)
        wěigǔ, coccyx/tailbone
        
        zuògǔshénjīng, [坐骨神經], sciatic nerve
        dǐnggǔ, [頂骨], parietal bone (top of the scull)
        zhǔxīngǔ, backbone/mainstay/pillar/definite view/one's own judgment
        ráogǔ, [橈骨], radius (anatomy)/bone of the forearm
        lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
        kuāngǔ, [髖骨], hip bone
        
        gǔmó, periosteum (membrane covering bone)
        
        shòugǔlínxún, skinny; emaciated (idiom)
        jǐlianggǔ, backbone
        gǔkē, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery
        
        wàigǔgé, exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc)
        
        
        lónggǔ, [龍骨], keel/dragon bones (ancient bones used in TCM)
        qiàgǔ, ilium (the large flat bone of the pelvic girdle)
        gōnggǔ, humerus
        dǐgǔ, sacrum (anatomy)/bone forming the base of the spinal column
        gǔzhìshūsōngzhèng, [骨質疏鬆症], osteoporosis
        
        ruǎngǔbìng, [軟骨病], chondropathy (medicine)
        gǔfěn, bone meal
        
        jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
        huáigǔ, ankle bone/ankle
        
        báigǔ, bones of the dead
        
        
        
        gǔhuà, to ossify/ossification
        kuàgǔ, hip bone
        chǐgǔ, [恥骨], pubis/pubic bone
        
        
        
        jiǎgǔwén, oracle script/oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
        zuògǔ, ischium
        diégǔ, sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
        bìngǔ, [髕骨], kneecap/patella
        zhēngǔ, incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer b...
        gūlu, to roll rapidly/to spin/Taiwan pr. [gú lu]
        gǔbìng, osteopathy
        gǔliú, osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)
        gǔcì, spur/bony outgrowth
        gǔxuè, flesh and blood/one's offspring
        gǔzhēn, [骨針], spicule (in biology)/bone needle (in archaeology)
        
        
        Báigǔjīng, White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/(fig.) s...
        shāigǔ, [篩骨], ethmoid bone (cheek)
        
        gǔzi, ribs/frame
        hǔgǔ, tiger bone (used in TCM)
        
        
        huāgǔduo, (coll.) flower bud
        
        
        
        
        
        fēnggǔ, [風骨], strength of character/vigorous style (of calligraphy)
        chuígǔ, [錘骨], malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
        
        gǔgéjī, striated muscle
        gǔròuxiānglián, [骨肉相連], lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related/closely intert...
        
        gǔjié, [骨節], joint (of the skeleton)
        ruǎngǔyú, [軟骨魚], cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
        míngxīnkègǔ, [銘心刻骨], engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefac...
        tīnggǔ, [聽骨], ossicles (in the middle ear)/also written 聽小骨|听小骨
        zhènggǔ, bonesetting/Chinese osteopathy
        gǔdǒng, variant of 古董[gǔ dǒng]

        gěng, [骾]/[鯁], to choke on a piece of food, to choke on a piece of food/(literary) a fish bone ...

        zhī, (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])/him/her/it
        zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        zhījiān, [之間], between/among/inter-
        zhīyī, one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)
        zhīlèi, [之類], and so on/and such
        zhīzhōng, inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during
        zǒngzhī, [總之], in a word/in short/in brief
        zhīwài, outside/excluding
        zhīnèi, [之內], inside/within
        zhīxià, under/beneath/less than
        zhīsuǒyǐ, the reason why
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        chúcǐzhīwài, apart from this/in addition to this
        zhīshàng, above
        bǎifēnzhībǎi, a hundred percent/out and out/absolutely
        sìfēnzhīyī, one-quarter
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        zhījì, [之際], during/at the time of
        yīxízhīdì, (acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche
        shéngzhīyǐfǎ, [繩之以法], to punish according to the law/to bring to justice
        zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
        wújīzhītán, [無稽之談], complete nonsense (idiom)
        zǒngéryánzhī, [總而言之], in short/in a word/in brief
        
        qǔérdàizhī, to substitute for sb/to remove and replace
        suízhī, [隨之], thereupon/subsequently/accordingly
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
        
        dāngwùzhījí, [當務之急], top priority job/matter of vital importance
        táozhīyāoyāo, to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crim...
        dāngzhīwúkuì, [當之無愧], fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, ...
        wújiàzhībǎo, [無價之寶], priceless treasure
        jiǎnéryánzhī, [簡而言之], in a nutshell/to put it briefly
        
        yìliàozhīzhōng, to come as no surprise/as expected
        
        míngzhìzhījǔ, [明智之舉], sensible act
        cāozhīguòjí, [操之過急], to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient/overhasty
        
        hènzhīrùgǔ, to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
        rénzhīchángqíng, human nature (idiom)/a behavior that is only natural
        
        zhòngshǐzhīdì, [眾矢之的], lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attac...
        wūhézhīzhòng, [烏合之眾], mob
        bǎifēnzhī, percent
        xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        shífēnzhīyī, one tenth
        
        bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
        wǔfēnzhīyī, one fifth
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
        tīngzhīrènzhī, [聽之任之], to take a laissez-faire attitude
        hàiqúnzhīmǎ, [害群之馬], lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)/fig. troublemaker/black she...
        
        
        
        bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
        fǎnzhī, on the other hand.../conversely...
        quányízhījì, [權宜之計], plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure/makeshift stratagem/interim step
        wángmìngzhītú, runaway (idiom); desperate criminal/fugitive
        
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        fǎnzhīyìrán, vice versa
        shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
        
        bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
        bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
        liūzhīdàjí, to steal away/to beat it
        fùzhīyījù, to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberatel...
        xíngzhīyǒuxiào, to be effective (idiom)
        
        
        
        qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
        
        jiāzhī, moreover/in addition to that
        
        
        nányánzhīyǐn, [難言之隱], a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an emba...
        yánwàizhīyì, unspoken implication (idiom)/the actual meaning of what was said
        
        
        
        shǒuzúzhīqíng, brotherly affection
        yìměizhīcí, [溢美之詞], flattering words/inflated praise
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng, of the utmost importance/of highest priority
        xīngxingzhīhuǒ, a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
        
        jiǎnyánzhī, [簡言之], in simple terms/to put things simply/briefly
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        shízhībājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        
        huànyánzhī, [換言之], in other words
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
        jìngéryuǎnzhī, [敬而遠之], to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        liùfēnzhīyī, one sixth
        
        
        fùzhīdōngliú, [付之東流], to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
        chīzhīyǐbí, to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose
        jiǔérjiǔzhī, over time/as time passes/in the fullness of time
        
        tàiránchǔzhī, [泰然處之], to handle the situation calmly (idiom)/unruffled/to treat the situation lightly
        
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        fǎnqídàoérxíngzhī, to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way
        
        zhìzhīdùwài, to give no thought to/to have no regard for/to disregard
        
        
        
        tángérhuángzhī, overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope
        jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ...
        
        
        jiānéryǒuzhī, to have both (at the same time)
        wèngzhōngzhībiē, [甕中之鱉], lit. like a turtle in a jar/to be trapped (idiom)
        qiáoqiānzhīxǐ, [喬遷之喜], congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new h...
        chízhīyǐhéng, [持之以恆], to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
        
        
        
        yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
        
        jīngrénzhījǔ, [驚人之舉], to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
        
        
        
        děngxiánzhībèi, [等閒之輩], (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
        bǎifēnzhīyībǎi, one hundred percent/totally (effective)
        
        
        
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        fèifǔzhīyán, words from the bottom of one's heart
        shùzhīgāogé, [束之高閣], tied up in a bundle on a high shelf/to put sth on the back burner/no longer a hi...
        
        
        
        yīxiàozhìzhī, to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of
        
        
        sàngjiāzhīquǎn, [喪家之犬], stray dog (idiom)
        
        fēnzhī, (indicating a fraction)
        bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
        
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        jīnggōngzhīniǎo, [驚弓之鳥], lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)/fig. sb who frightens ea...
        yīniànzhīchā, momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action
        
        qūzhīruòwù, [趨之若鶩], to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable/an unru...
        
        
        
        
        hūzhīyùchū, lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)/fig. on the verge of coming out into th...
        
        cèyǐnzhīxīn, [惻隱之心], compassion
        
        
        qīfēnzhīyī, one seventh
        
        chǔzhītàirán, [處之泰然], see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tài rán chǔ zhī]
        ānzhīruòsù, bear hardship with equanimity/regard wrongdoing with equanimity
        
        
        
        qièfūzhītòng, [切膚之痛], keenly felt pain/bitter anguish
        
        
        
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        
        
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        yǎngshēngzhīdào, [養生之道], the way of maintaining good health
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
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        yǒushízhīshì, [有識之士], a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        shēnwàizhīwù, mere worldly possessions
        èrfēnzhīyī, one half
        
        ránméizhījí, lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme eme...
        
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
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        bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
        qiángnǔzhīmò, [強弩之末], lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/fig. spent force
        
        
        
        
        jiǔfēnzhīyī, one ninth
        
        
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        chuímùzhīnián, old age
        
        
        
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        bìyóuzhīlù, the road one must follow or take/the only way
        
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        yánzhīyǒuwù, (of one's words) to have substance
        
        
        
        fēngzhōngzhīzhú, [風中之燭], lit. candle in the wind (idiom)/fig. (of sb's life) feeble/hanging on a thread
        
        cìzhī, second (in a competition)/occupying second place
        
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        jiǔzhī, for a long time
        chéngrénzhīwēi, to take advantage of sb's precarious position
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        xuánzhīyòuxuán, mystery within a mystery/the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]
        mòránzhìzhī, to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring
        
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        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        MěiguóZhīYīn, [美國之音], Voice of America (VOA)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        
        
        tāotièzhītú, glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
        fàngzhīsìhǎiérjiēzhǔn, [放之四海而皆準], appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable/a panacea,...
        
        
        
        
        
        huànnànzhījiāo, [患難之交], a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        SīchóuzhīLù, [絲綢之路], the Silk Road
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnfùzhīhuàn, lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
        
        
        
        
        
        mònìzhījiāo, intimate friendship/bosom buddies
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        gānzhīrúyí, [甘之如飴], lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a ...
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        chìzǐzhīxīn, pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere
        
        
        
        
        
        mǐmǐzhīyīn, decadent or obscene music
        
        
        
        
        

        dàchén, chancellor (of a monarchy)/cabinet minister
        Chēchén, [車臣], Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia/Chechen
        chénfú, to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)/to serve
        Chén/chén, surname Chen, state official or subject in dynastic China/I, your servant (used ...
        chénmín, subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
        gōngchén, minister who has given outstanding service
        zhōngchén, faithful official
        fǔshǒuchēngchén, [俯首稱臣], to bow before (idiom)/to capitulate
        
        
        
        jiāchén, counselor of king or feudal warlord/henchman
        LǐShùnchén, Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories o...
        chénzǐ, official in feudal court/subject
        wàijiāodàchén, Foreign Secretary/(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
        nòngchén, emperor's favorite courtier
        jiānchén, a treacherous court official/a minister who conspires against the state
        
        
        míngchén, important official or statesman (in feudal China)
        
        
        
        

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