骨头 (gǔ tou) — bone (of a human or animal); fig. toughness, stubbornness (in 硬骨头, 啃骨头); bitterness or resentment (hidden inside)

Definizione

Literally 'bone' (人/动物的骨头). In idioms like 硬骨头 and 啃骨头, it shifts to mean toughness or a hard problem. As a body-part noun it's unrelated to 骨骼, which means the whole skeleton.

noun
bone (of a human or animal)fig. toughnessstubbornness (in 硬骨头, 啃骨头)bitterness or resentment (hidden inside)
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Esempi

  • 骨头
    Xiǎo gǒu zài kěn yì gēn gǔ tou.
    The puppy is gnawing on a bone.
  • Tā shì kuài yìng gǔ tou, shuí dōu bú pà.
    He's a tough nut, afraid of nobody.
  • 骨头
    Zhè ge nán tí dà jiā dōu zài kěn gǔ tou.
    Everyone is struggling with this hard problem.

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