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骨瘦如柴

gǔ shòu rú chái

4-character word

What 骨瘦如柴 means

1. idiomas thin as a match; emaciated

The characters in 骨瘦如柴

• 骨gǔbone
• 瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 柴cháifirewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)

Sounds the same

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• 骨瘦如豺variant of 骨瘦如柴