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排骨 the ribs, spareribs, (sl.) a skinny person;
骨瘦如柴 emaciated like a stick;
皮包骨 skinny;
骨立 [gu3li4]2↓.
(2) Bone structure, type of personality, moral character: 風骨 a person's temperament and character;
傲骨 a proud character;
骨氣 [gu3qi0]↓.
(3) A corpse, skeleton: 下無怨骨，上無怨人 no one, whether dead or living, will have any cause to complain;
朱門酒肉臭，路有凍死骨 while the rich dine and wine, the poor die of cold by the roadside.
2.骨氣 [gu3qi0], n., (1) independence of character: 這人很有骨氣 the man is noted for his backbone, i.e., for his sterling character; n., (2) (callig.) firm and steady strokes.
3.骨董 [gu3dong0] ([gu3dong3]), n., curios, antiques (also wr. 古董).
4.骨朵兒 [gu2duo0er0], n., an unopened flower bud.
5.骨法 [gu2fa3], n., (Chin. painting) building of the structure of a picture.
6.骨粉 [gu2fen3], n., fertilizer made from bones.
7.骨肥 [gu3fei2], n., fertilizer made from animal bones.
8.骨幹 [gu3gan4], n., (1) leading spirit in group, leading staff; (2) practical ability.
9.骨鯁 [gu3geng3], adj., upright, fair and just (also wr. 骨骾).
10.骨骼 [gu3ge2], n., a skeleton, structural pattern (also wr. 骨格).
11.骨折 [gu3zhe1], n., fracture of bones.
12.骨架 [gu3jia4], n., a framework, skeleton structure.
13.骨節 [gu3jie2], n., (physiol.) joints.
14.骨質 [gu3zhi2], n., bone substance or structure.
15.骨科 [gu3ke1], n., orthopedics: 骨科醫生 an orthopedist, a bone specialist.
16.骨力 [gu3li4]1, (1) n., (callig.) strength or force of strokes; (2) ([gu2li0]) adj., strong; (3) ([gu2li0]) adj., of strong texture: 這張紙很有骨力 this piece of paper has a very strong texture.
17.骨立 [gu3li4]2, adj., bony, with bones sticking out.
18.骨碌 [gu2lu0], adj., rolling, spinning, turning round and round.
19.骨膜 [gu3mo2], n., (physiol.) periosteum.
20.骨牌 [gu3pai2], n., dominoes.
21.骨盤 [gu3pan2], n., (physiol.) the pelvis (also 骨盆).
22.骨肉 [gu3rou4], n., blood relationships, kith and kin: 骨肉至親 of one's own flesh and blood.
23.骨相 [gu3xiang4], n., a person's bone structure as indicating type of personality: 賤骨相 lazybones; s.o. not worthy of help; 骨相學 the study of bone structure as indicating character (as in phrenology).
24.骨血 [gu3xUe4], n., one's flesh and blood, see [gu3rou4]↑.
25.骨髓 [gu2sui3], n., (physiol.) marrow.
26.骨炭 [gu3tan4], n., bone black.
27.骨頭 [gu2tou0], n., (1) a piece of bone: 骨頭兒筷子 chopsticks made of bone; (2) (abusive) a person with ugly looks: 瞧你這塊骨頭 just see what a figure you are cutting! (3) one's moral character: 硬骨頭 a person of moral integrity; 有骨頭 has backbone; 沒骨頭 weak-kneed; 輕骨頭 flippant; 賤骨頭 (abusive) you cheap skate, louse.
28.骨子 [gu3zi0], n., (1) ribs of umbrella, fan: 傘骨子，扇骨子; (2) innermost part: 這是他骨子裏頭的事 that's his most personal affair; 這人骨子裏很厲害 this man is really very shrewd inside.
29.骨癌 [gu3yan2]1, ([gu3ai2] preferred), n., cancer in the bones.
30.骨炎 [gu2yan2]2, n., osteitis; 骨髓炎 osteomyelitis.
31.骨瘍 [gu3yang2], n., (med.) bone ulcer.