排骨

Chinese

row of logs or boards; a platoon; line up bone
trad. (排骨)
simp. #(排骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

排骨

  1. ribs; spareribs;
    糖醋排骨  ―  tángcù páigǔ  ―  sweet-and-sour spare ribs
    鳳爪排骨凤爪排骨  ―  fèngzhǎo páigǔ fàn  ―  rice with chicken feet and spare ribs
    豉汁排骨  ―  chǐzhī zhēng páigǔ  ―  steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce
  2. (chiefly Shanghainese, Taiwan) chops
  3. (dialectal) human rib
  4. (figurative, humorous) skinny person; someone with nothing but skin and bones

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Descendants

  • Japanese: 排骨(パイグー) (paigū)
  • Tagalog: paykot