bì
髀
thigh; thighbone
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
thigh; thighbone
literaryA classical/literary term. In modern contexts, '大腿 (dà tuǐ)' is the common word for 'thigh'.
Tā他
fǔ抚
bì髀
cháng长
tàn叹
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
shí时
guāng光
fēi飞
shì逝
。
He patted his thigh and sighed deeply, lamenting how time flies.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
“
bì髀
ròu肉
fù复
shēng生
”
gǎn感
kǎi慨
zì自
jǐ己
jiǔ久
chǔ处
ān安
yì逸
，
wèi未
néng能
jiàn建
gōng功
lì立
yè业
。
The ancients often used the phrase 'the flesh on the thigh has grown back' to lament being in comfort for too long without achieving merit.
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Bì髀
gǔ骨
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chéng承
zhòng重
gǔ骨
gé骼
。
The thighbone is an important weight-bearing bone in the human body.