skin and bones; extremely thin
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
skin and bones; extremely thin; emaciated
informalA vivid figurative expression describing a person who is so thin their skin seems to stretch directly over their bones, with no flesh in between. The variant '皮包骨头' (pí bāo gǔ tou) is more common in casual speech.
Tā他
dà大
bìng病
yī一
chǎng场
hòu后
，
shòu瘦
dé得
pí皮
bāo包
gǔ骨
le了
。
After a serious illness, he became skin and bones.
Nà那
ge个
jī饥
è饿
de的
hái孩
zi子
è饿
dé得
pí皮
bāo包
gǔ骨
tou头
。
That starving child is as thin as a rake.
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Bié别
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhe着
jiǎn减
féi肥
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
biàn变
dé得
pí皮
bāo包
gǔ骨
。
Don't always think about dieting; be careful you don't become skin and bones.
Liú流
làng浪
māo猫
tài太
kě可
lián怜
le了
，
è饿
dé得
pí皮
bāo包
gǔ骨
de的
。
The stray cat is so pitiful, it's skin and bones from hunger.