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皮黄骨瘦 (pei4 wong4 gwat1 sau3) — waif-like; thin and colourless; sallow and emaciated; lean and haggard in Cantonese

peiˎ₄皮wongˎ₄黄gwatˉ¹骨sau˗₃瘦
Mandarin Pinyin: pi2 huang2 gu3 shou4

Meaning of 皮黄骨瘦

nounwaif-like; thin and colourless; sallow and emaciated; lean and haggard

Characters in 皮黄骨瘦

皮pei4
(food) 1. wrapper (dumping); (slang) (of money) dollar; (noun) cost
黄wong4
variant form of 黃
瘦sau3
thin; lean; skinny; emaciated; slim

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