排骨 (pái gǔ) — spareribs; pork ribs; (slang) a very thin person; skinny person

Definition

Literally 'row of bones', the everyday food term for pork ribs (esp. spare ribs), as in 红烧排骨. Slang for a 'skinny person' plays on the bony shape — only use this sense with people you know well.

noun
spareribspork ribs(slang) a very thin personskinny person
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Beispiele

  • 排骨
    Wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī hóng shāo pái gǔ.
    I really like eating braised spareribs.
  • 排骨
    Fú wù yuán, wǒ yào yí fèn táng cù pái gǔ.
    Waiter, I'd like a serving of sweet and sour spareribs.
  • 排骨
    Tā tài shòu le, jiǎn zhí jiù xiàng yì gēn pái gǔ.
    He's so thin, he's practically a skeleton (lit. like a spare rib).
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