枯瘦如柴

Chinese

		skinny; emaciated	as (if); such as	firewood
trad. (枯瘦如柴)		枯瘦	如	柴
simp. #(枯瘦如柴)		枯瘦	如	柴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kūshòu rú chái

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kūshòu rú chái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kushòu rú chái
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu¹-shou⁴ ju² chʻai²
    • Yale: kū-shòu rú chái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kushow ru chair
    • Palladius: кушоу жу чай (kušou žu čaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

枯瘦如柴

1. very skinny