cī

骴

Character · Noun

putrefying corpse; half-rotted skeleton

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

putrefying corpse; skeleton with flesh not completely decayed

literary

古语词,用于描述腐败中的尸体或骸骨,多出现在古籍或正式书面语中。

Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
 ,
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
shī尸
hái骸
biàn遍
dì地
 ,
duō多
huà化
wéi为
cī骴
 。

Ancient texts record that on battlefields, corpses were everywhere, many turned into putrefying skeletons.

Bào暴
lù露
de的
yí遗
hái骸
 ,
jiǔ久
ér而
chéng成
cī骴
 。

When an exposed carcass is left for a long time, it becomes a half-rotted skeleton.

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Qí其
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
bù不
rěn忍
zú卒
dǔ睹
 ,
bái白
gǔ骨
yǔ与
cī骴
hùn混
yú于
yī一
chù处
 。

The tragic scene was unbearable to witness, with white bones and putrefying skeletons mixed together.