pierce to the bone; bone-chilling; excruciating
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chill or pain to the bone; to be bone-chilling or excruciating
literaryA vivid literary idiom that uses the metaphor of an ancient bone-needle piercing one's marrow to describe an extreme sensation, either cold or pain. Its usage is almost entirely figurative in modern Chinese.
Běi北
fēng风
biān砭
gǔ骨
，
wǒ我
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
guǒ裹
jǐn紧
le了
wéi围
jīn巾
。
The north wind was bone-chilling, so I quickly wrapped my scarf tighter.
Bīng冰
shuǐ水
lín淋
zài在
shāng伤
kǒu口
shàng上
，
tòng痛
chǔ楚
biān砭
gǔ骨
。
When the ice water poured onto the wound, the pain was excruciating.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
nà那
zhǒng种
gū孤
jì寂
biān砭
gǔ骨
de的
fēn氛
wéi围
，
bèi被
zuò作
zhě者
kè刻
huà画
de得
lín淋
lí漓
jìn尽
zhì致
。
The bone-chilling sense of loneliness in the novel was portrayed by the author in vivid detail.
Zhè这
zé则
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
dài带
lái来
de的
hán寒
yì意
，
zhēn真
shì是
biān砭
rén人
jī肌
gǔ骨
。
The chill brought by this piece of bad news truly cuts to the bone.