Chinese

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row of logs or boards; a platoon; line up bone
trad. (排骨)
simp. #(排骨)
 
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Noun

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排骨

  1. ribs; spareribs; chops
    糖醋排骨  ―  tángcù páigǔ  ―  sweet-and-sour spare ribs
    鳳爪排骨凤爪排骨  ―  fèngzhǎo páigǔ fàn  ―  rice with chicken feet and spare ribs
    豉汁排骨  ―  chǐzhī zhēng páigǔ  ―  steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce
  2. (dialectal) human rib
  3. (figurative, humorous) skinny person; someone with nothing but skin and bones

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  • Japanese: 排骨(パイグー) (paigū)
  • Tagalog: paykot