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皮包骨 (pei4 baau1 gwat1) — extremely emaciated, skinny in Cantonese

peiˎ₄皮baauˉ¹包gwatˉ¹骨
Mandarin Pinyin: pi2 bao1 gu3

Meaning of 皮包骨

nounextremely emaciated, skinny
noun(adjective) too skinny; scrawny, extremely scraggy; emaciated

Characters in 皮包骨

皮pei4
(food) 1. wrapper (dumping); (slang) (of money) dollar; (noun) cost
包baau1
charter; hire; contract

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