脊梁

jǐ liáng

Dictionary entry

backbone

What does 脊梁 mean?

脊梁 (jǐ liáng) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1backbone

2spine

3Taiwan pr. [ji3 liang5]

4(coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)

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脊jǐ(bound form) spine; backbone · (bound form) ridge 梁LiángLiang Dynasty (502–557) · Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)

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脊梁

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