皮黃骨瘦
Chinese
| leather; skin; fur | yellow | bone | tight; thin; lean | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (皮黃骨瘦) | 皮 | 黃 | 骨 | 瘦 | |
| simp. (皮黄骨瘦) | 皮 | 黄 | 骨 | 瘦 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pei4 wong4 gwat1 sau3
- Yale: pèih wòhng gwāt sau
- Cantonese Pinyin: pei4 wong4 gwat7 sau3
- Guangdong Romanization: péi4 wong4 gued1 seo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰei̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
皮黃骨瘦
- (chiefly Cantonese) to be emaciated and have sallow skin; to be skin and bones and have an unhealthy complexion