肌 (gei1) — muscle; flesh; tissue; skin in Cantonese
geiˉ¹肌Mandarin Pinyin: ji1
Meaning of 肌
nounmuscle; flesh; tissue; skin
Example Sentences with 肌
佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
keoiˏ₅佢jiˍ₆二tauˎ₄頭geiˉ¹肌houˊ²好daaiˍ₆大gau6.舊。
His biceps are really big.
linˍ₆練haaˏ₅吓jiˍ₆二tauˎ₄頭gei1.肌。
Let's train the biceps.
jiˍ₆二tauˎ₄頭geiˉ¹肌jungˍ₆用lik6.力。
Engage the biceps.
houˊ²好ciˏ₅似jiˍ₆二tauˎ₄頭gei1.肌。
Looks like a bicep.
Words Containing 肌
肌肉酸痛gei1 juk6 syun1 tung3
muscle soreness
二頭肌ji6 tau4 gei1
biceps
心肌炎sam1 gei1 jim4
myocarditis
子宮肌瘤zi2 gung1 gei1 lau4
uterine fibroid; uterus myoma; hysteromyoma
近乎完美的肌膚gan6 fu4 jyun4 mei5 dik1 gei1 fu1
near-perfect skin
肌肉營養不良症gei1 juk6 jing4 joeng5 bat1 loeng4 zing3
muscular dystrophy
纖維肌痛cim1 wai4 gei1 tung3
fibromyalgia
肌肉發達gei1 juk6 faat3 daat6
muscular
肌膚gei1 fu1
skin | Appears to have been popularised by cosmetics companies' advertisements. The more common word for 'skin' is '皮膚'; in spoken Cantonese, just '皮'.
胸肌hung1 gei1
pectoral muscles
不隨意肌bat1 ceoi4 ji3 gei1
an involuntary muscle
心臟肌sam1 zong6 gei1
cardiac muscle
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