骨头 gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness 骨 gǔ, bone 骨折 gǔzhé, to suffer a fracture/(of a bone) to break/fracture 头骨 tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull 肋骨 lèigǔ, rib 骨灰 gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead 骨髓 gǔsuǐ, bone marrow (medulla ossea) 排骨 páigǔ, pork chop/pork cutlet/spare ribs/(coll.) skinny person 骨骼 gǔgé, bones/skeleton 骨架 gǔjià, framework/skeleton 尸骨 shīgǔ, [屍骨], skeleton of the dead 骨子里 gǔzilǐ, [骨子裡], beneath the surface/fundamentally/at the deepest level 胸骨 xiōnggǔ, sternum/breastbone 锁骨 suǒgǔ, [鎖骨], collarbone/clavicle 骨气 gǔqì, [骨氣], unyielding character/courageous spirit/integrity/moral backbone 椎骨 zhuīgǔ, vertebra 骨肉 gǔròu, blood relation/kin/one's flesh and blood 脱胎换骨 tuōtāihuàngǔ, [脫胎換骨], to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist/to... 颧骨 quángǔ, [顴骨], zygomatic bone (cheek bone) 骨盆 gǔpén, pelvis 颅骨 lúgǔ, [顱骨], skull (of a dead body) 恨之入骨 hènzhīrùgǔ, to hate sb to the bone (idiom) 粉身碎骨 fěnshēnsuìgǔ, lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)/fig. to die horribly/to sacrifice one's... 节骨眼 jiēguyǎn, [節骨眼], (dialect) critical juncture/crucial moment/Taiwan pr. [jié gu yǎn] 膝盖骨 xīgàigǔ, [膝蓋骨], kneecap 软骨 ruǎngǔ, [軟骨], cartilage 胫骨 jìnggǔ, [脛骨], tibia 骸骨 háigǔ, skeleton/skeletal remains 骨瘦如柴 gǔshòurúchái, as thin as a match/emaciated (idiom) 骨牌 gǔpái, dominoes 露骨 lùgǔ, blatant/unsubtle/frank/(of sex, violence etc) explicit 刺骨 cìgǔ, piercing/cutting/bone-chilling/penetrating (cold) 头盖骨 tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium 筋骨 jīngǔ, muscles and bones/physique/strength/courage 骨灰盒 gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket 股骨 gǔgǔ, femur 脊骨 jǐgǔ, backbone 肩胛骨 jiānjiǎgǔ, scapula/shoulder blade 遗骨 yígǔ, [遺骨], (dead) human remains 刻骨铭心 kègǔmíngxīn, [刻骨銘心], lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)/fig. etched in one's memo... 尺骨 chǐgǔ, ulna (anatomy)/bone of the forearm 脊椎骨 jǐzhuīgǔ, vertebra 腓骨 féigǔ, fibula/calf bone 掌骨 zhǎnggǔ, metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet) 骨干 gǔgàn, [骨幹], diaphysis (long segment of a bone)/fig. backbone 枕骨 zhěngǔ, occipital bone (back of the skull) 尾骨 wěigǔ, coccyx/tailbone 坐骨神经 zuògǔshénjīng, [坐骨神經], sciatic nerve 顶骨 dǐnggǔ, [頂骨], parietal bone (top of the scull) 主心骨 zhǔxīngǔ, backbone/mainstay/pillar/definite view/one's own judgment 桡骨 ráogǔ, [橈骨], radius (anatomy)/bone of the forearm 懒骨头 lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag 髋骨 kuāngǔ, [髖骨], hip bone 骨膜 gǔmó, periosteum (membrane covering bone) 瘦骨嶙峋 shòugǔlínxún, skinny; emaciated (idiom) 脊梁骨 jǐlianggǔ, backbone 骨科 gǔkē, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery 外骨骼 wàigǔgé, exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc) 龙骨 lónggǔ, [龍骨], keel/dragon bones (ancient bones used in TCM) 髂骨 qiàgǔ, ilium (the large flat bone of the pelvic girdle) 肱骨 gōnggǔ, humerus 骶骨 dǐgǔ, sacrum (anatomy)/bone forming the base of the spinal column 骨质疏松症 gǔzhìshūsōngzhèng, [骨質疏鬆症], osteoporosis 软骨病 ruǎngǔbìng, [軟骨病], chondropathy (medicine) 骨粉 gǔfěn, bone meal 贱骨头 jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual 踝骨 huáigǔ, ankle bone/ankle 白骨 báigǔ, bones of the dead 骨化 gǔhuà, to ossify/ossification 胯骨 kuàgǔ, hip bone 耻骨 chǐgǔ, [恥骨], pubis/pubic bone 甲骨文 jiǎgǔwén, oracle script/oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script) 坐骨 zuògǔ, ischium 蝶骨 diégǔ, sphenoid bone (front of the temple) 髌骨 bìngǔ, [髕骨], kneecap/patella 砧骨 zhēngǔ, incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer b... 骨碌 gūlu, to roll rapidly/to spin/Taiwan pr. [gú lu] 骨病 gǔbìng, osteopathy 骨瘤 gǔliú, osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material) 骨刺 gǔcì, spur/bony outgrowth 骨血 gǔxuè, flesh and blood/one's offspring 骨针 gǔzhēn, [骨針], spicule (in biology)/bone needle (in archaeology) 白骨精 Báigǔjīng, White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/(fig.) s... 筛骨 shāigǔ, [篩骨], ethmoid bone (cheek) 骨子 gǔzi, ribs/frame 虎骨 hǔgǔ, tiger bone (used in TCM) 花骨朵 huāgǔduo, (coll.) flower bud 风骨 fēnggǔ, [風骨], strength of character/vigorous style (of calligraphy) 锤骨 chuígǔ, [錘骨], malleus or hammer bone of middle ear 骨骼肌 gǔgéjī, striated muscle 骨肉相连 gǔròuxiānglián, [骨肉相連], lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related/closely intert... 骨节 gǔjié, [骨節], joint (of the skeleton) 软骨鱼 ruǎngǔyú, [軟骨魚], cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) 铭心刻骨 míngxīnkègǔ, [銘心刻骨], engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefac... 听骨 tīnggǔ, [聽骨], ossicles (in the middle ear)/also written 聽小骨|听小骨 正骨 zhènggǔ, bonesetting/Chinese osteopathy 骨董 gǔdǒng, variant of 古董[gǔ dǒng] 一骨碌 yīgūlu, with a rolling or twisting movement/in a single movement/in one breath 丁骨牛排 dīnggǔniúpái, T-bone steak 上颌骨 shànghégǔ, [上頜骨], maxilla (upper jaw) 下颌骨 xiàhégǔ, [下頜骨], lower jaw/mandible 下颔骨 xiàhàngǔ, [下頷骨], lower jawbone/mandible 乌骨鸡 wūgǔjī, [烏骨雞], black-boned chicken/silky fowl/silkie/Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson 交骨 jiāogǔ, pubic bone 亲生骨肉 qīnshēnggǔròu, [親生骨肉], one's own flesh and blood 伤筋动骨 shāngjīndònggǔ, [傷筋動骨], to suffer serious injury (idiom) 伤筋断骨 shāngjīnduàngǔ, [傷筋斷骨], to suffer serious injury (idiom) 佛骨塔 fógǔtǎ, stupa (Buddhist shrine) 傲骨 àogǔ, lofty and unyielding character 冢中枯骨 zhǒngzhōngkūgǔ, [塚中枯骨], dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried 切骨之仇 qiègǔzhīchóu, bitter hatred/hatred that cuts to the bone 刻骨 kègǔ, ingrained/entrenched/deep-rooted 刻骨相思 kègǔxiāngsī, deep-seated lovesickness (idiom) 卜骨 bǔgǔ, oracle bone/bone used for divination, esp. animal scapula 反骨 fǎngǔ, (physiognomy) protruding bone at the back of the head, regarded as a sign of a r... 吃人不吐骨头 chīrénbùtǔgǔtóu, [吃人不吐骨頭], ruthless/vicious and greedy 听小骨 tīngxiǎogǔ, [聽小骨], ossicles (of the middle ear)/three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, ... 听骨链 tīnggǔliàn, [聽骨鏈], chain of ossicles (in the middle ear) 坐骨神经痛 zuògǔshénjīngtòng, [坐骨神經痛], sciatica 多发性骨髓瘤 duōfāxìnggǔsuǐliú, [多發性骨髓瘤], multiple myeloma (medicine) 多米诺骨牌 duōmǐnuògǔpái, [多米諾骨牌], dominoes 如蛆附骨 rúqūfùgǔ, lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)/fig. fixed on sth/to cling on with... 寒风刺骨 hánfēngcìgǔ, [寒風刺骨], bone chilling wind (idiom) 小儿软骨病 xiǎoérruǎngǔbìng, [小兒軟骨病], rickets (medicine) 尻骨 kāogǔ, coccyx/tailbone at end of spine 尾闾骨 wěilǘgǔ, [尾閭骨], coccyx 彻骨 chègǔ, [徹骨], to the bone/to the marrow/fig. to a very large degree 情同骨肉 qíngtónggǔròu, as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship 情逾骨肉 qíngyúgǔròu, feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)/deep friendship 成骨 chénggǔ, bone formation/osteogenesis 成骨不全症 chénggǔbùquánzhèng, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)/brittle bone disease 戳脊梁骨 chuōjǐlianggǔ, to criticize behind sb's back/back-biting 扁骨 biǎngǔ, flat bone 捡骨 jiǎngǔ, [撿骨], bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones ... 排骨精 páigǔjīng, (jocularly) anorexic girl/a bag of bones 接骨木 jiēgǔmù, elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus) 木骨都束 Mùgǔdūshù, Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙 枸骨 gǒugǔ, Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta) 柔情侠骨 róuqíngxiágǔ, [柔情俠骨], gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom) 横骨 hénggǔ, [橫骨], pubic bone 正骨八法 zhènggǔbāfǎ, the eight methods of bonesetting/Chinese osteopathy 毛骨悚然 máogǔsǒngrán, to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)/to feel one's blood run cold 氟骨病 fúgǔbìng, see 氟骨症[fú gǔ zhèng] 氟骨症 fúgǔzhèng, osteofluorosis/skeletal fluorosis 灵骨塔 línggǔtǎ, [靈骨塔], columbarium 犁骨 lígǔ, vomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils) 生死肉骨 shēngsǐròugǔ, lit. the dead returning to life/a miracle (idiom) 甲骨 jiǎgǔ, tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination/oracle bone inscriptions (an ... 甲骨文字 jiǎgǔwénzì, oracle script/oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script) 瘦骨伶仃 shòugǔlíngdīng, emaciated/scrawny 瘦骨棱棱 shòugǔléngléng, bony/skinny 白骨顶 báigǔdǐng, [白骨頂], coot 皮包骨头 píbāogǔtóu, [皮包骨頭], to be all skin and bones (idiom)/also written 皮包骨[pí bāo gǔ] 砭骨 biāngǔ, to be extremely cold or painful 硬骨鱼 Yìnggǔyú, [硬骨魚], bony fishes/Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish) 稀松骨质 xīsōnggǔzhì, [稀鬆骨質], cancellous bone/trabecular bone/spongy bone 粘皮带骨 niánpídàigǔ, [粘皮帶骨], (old) (idiom) muddled/indecisive/plodding 粘皮著骨 niánpízhuógǔ, see 粘皮帶骨|粘皮带骨[nián pí dài gǔ] 红骨髓 hónggǔsuǐ, [紅骨髓], red bone marrow (myeloid tissue) 纳骨塔 nàgǔtǎ, [納骨塔], columbarium 细胞骨架 xìbāogǔjià, [細胞骨架], cytoskeleton (of a cell) 老戏骨 lǎoxìgǔ, [老戲骨], (dialect) veteran actor/old trouper 老骨头 lǎogǔtou, [老骨頭], weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently) 肉骨茶 ròugǔchá, bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore 背骨 bèigǔ, spine 脊骨神经医学 jǐgǔshénjīngyīxué, [脊骨神經醫學], chiropractic 脱骨换胎 tuōgǔhuàntāi, [脫骨換胎], to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist/to... 腰骨 yāogǔ, lumbar vertebrae 节骨眼儿 jiēguyǎnr, [節骨眼兒], erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn] 荐骨 jiàngǔ, [薦骨], sacrum (bone at the base of the spine) 身子骨 shēnzigǔ, posture/upright posture 软骨鱼类 ruǎngǔyúlèi, [軟骨魚類], cartilaginous fishes/Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays) 连骨肉 liángǔròu, [連骨肉], chop/rib meat 钢骨水泥 gānggǔshuǐní, [鋼骨水泥], reinforced concrete 铭心镂骨 míngxīnlòugǔ, [銘心鏤骨], engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefac... 锤骨柄 chuígǔbǐng, [錘骨柄], manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tym... 镌心铭骨 juānxīnmínggǔ, [鐫心銘骨], etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) 镌骨铭心 juāngǔmíngxīn, [鐫骨銘心], etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment) 镫骨 dènggǔ, [鐙骨], stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear 阿史那骨咄禄 ĀshǐnàGǔduōlù, [阿史那骨咄祿], Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 頡跌利施可汗|颉跌利施可汗[Jié diē lì shī Kè hán] 额骨 égǔ, [額骨], frontal bone (forehead) 颞骨 niègǔ, [顳骨], temporal bone/os temporale 骨关节炎 gǔguānjiéyán, [骨關節炎], osteoarthritis 骨刻 gǔkè, carving in bone 骨力 gǔlì, strength/vigorous (calligraphy) 骨器 gǔqì, bone tool (archaeology) 骨坛 gǔtán, [骨罈], urn 骨头架子 gǔtoujiàzi, [骨頭架子], skeleton/skinny person/a mere skeleton 骨头节儿 gǔtoujiér, [骨頭節兒], joint (of the skeleton) 骨干网路 gǔgànwǎnglù, [骨幹網路], backbone network 骨感 gǔgǎn, bony/skinny 骨料 gǔliào, aggregate (sand or gravel used in concrete 混凝土) 骨朵 gǔduǒ, club (ancient stick-like weapon)/(flower) bud 骨殖 gǔshi, skeletal remains/Taiwan pr. [gǔ zhí] 骨法 gǔfǎ, bone structure and physiognomy/the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese ca... 骨灰龛 gǔhuīkān, [骨灰龕], columbarium 骨炭 gǔtàn, bone black/animal charcoal 骨烬 gǔjìn, [骨燼], bones and ashes/remains (after Buddhist cremation) 骨片 gǔpiàn, spicule 骨牌效应 gǔpáixiàoyìng, [骨牌效應], domino effect/ripple effect 骨瓷 gǔcí, bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash) 骨痛热症 gǔtòngrèzhèng, [骨痛熱症], Dengue fever/breakbone fever 骨瘦如豺 gǔshòurúchái, variant of 骨瘦如柴[gǔ shòu rú chái] 骨碌碌 gūlùlù, (onom.) rolling around/spinning/also pr. [gū lū lū]/Taiwan pr. [gú lù lu] 骨立 gǔlì, thin/emaciated 骨肉相残 gǔròuxiāngcán, [骨肉相殘], close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife 骨肥厚 gǔféihòu, hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone) 骨胶原 gǔjiāoyuán, [骨膠原], collagen (protein) 骨质疏松 gǔzhìshūsōng, [骨質疏鬆], osteoporosis 骨都都 gǔdōudōu, (onom.) for plopping sound 骨顶鸡 gǔdǐngjī, [骨頂雞], (bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) 骨骸 gǔhái, bones/skeleton 骨骺 gǔhóu, epiphysis (end of a long bone) 骨髓移植 gǔsuǐyízhí, bone marrow transplant 骨髓腔 gǔsuǐqiāng, marrow cavity (in long bones) 骨鲠 gǔgěng, [骨鯁], fish bone/bone stuck in the throat/sth one feels obliged to speak out about/cand... 骨鲠之臣 gǔgěngzhīchén, [骨鯁之臣], lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid cri... 骨鲠在喉 gǔgěngzàihóu, [骨鯁在喉], fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candi... 骺软骨板 hóuruǎngǔbǎn, [骺軟骨板], epiphyseal plate/growth plate (bone) 鱼骨 yúgǔ, [魚骨], fish bone 鸡蛋里挑骨头 jīdànlitiāogǔtou, [雞蛋裡挑骨頭], to look for bones in an egg/to find fault/to nitpick (idiom) 黄骨髓 huánggǔsuǐ, [黃骨髓], yellow or fatty bone marrow 黑骨胧东 hēigulōngdōng, [黑骨朧東], variant of 黑咕隆咚[hēi gu lōng dōng] 鼻甲骨 bíjiǎgǔ, turbinate/nasal concha 鼻骨 bígǔ, nasal bone 龙骨车 lónggǔchē, [龍骨車], water wheel