瘦骨伶仃

shòu gǔ líng dīng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) emaciated; scrawny

What does 瘦骨伶仃 mean?

瘦骨伶仃 (shòu gǔ líng dīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) emaciated; scrawny

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瘦shòuthin · to lose weight 骨gūused in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4] · used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]伶líng(old) actor; actress · (meaningless bound form)仃dīngused in 伶仃[ling2 ding1]

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