The Chinese word for bone is
骨头
gǔtou
Translations for bone and their definitions
| 骨质 | |
| 1. bone (material) |
| 骨 | |
| 1. (anatomy) bone | |
| 2. (anatomy) skeleton | |
| 3. (figurative) frame; framework | |
| 4. (figurative) moral character | |
| 5. (Cantonese) sarcasm | |
| 佢 句 句 說話 都 有 骨 - All his sentences are sarcastic. | |
| Gu | |
| 6. (Cantonese) quarter of an hour; 15 minutes | |
| 三 點 一 個 骨 - quarter past three | |
| 五 點 三 個 骨 - quarter to six (literally three quarters past five) | |
| 7. (Cantonese) one fourth; a quarter |
| 骨頭 | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) bone | |
| 骨頭 錯位 - bone misalignment | |
| 2. n. (figurative) character; personal quality | |
| 3. n. (figurative) moral character or backbone; courageous spirit | |
| 4. n. (figurative, pejorative, often as a suffix) contemptible or morally corrupt person | |
| 5. n. (figurative) hint of sarcasm or dissatisfaction (in one's words) |
| 骨头 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 骨頭 |
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