脊 (zek3) — ridge; roof in Cantonese
zek˗₃脊
Mandarin Pinyin: ji3
Meaning of 脊
nounridge; roof
nounspine; backbone; spinal column
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Example Sentences with 脊
fuiˏ₅搥ngoˏ₅我bui˗₃背zek˗₃脊
Massage my back.
heoi˗₃去gyunˉ¹捐saanˉ¹山gik1.㝫。
Go climb the mountain.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋gyunˉ¹捐saanˉ¹山gik1.㝫。
We are hiking up the mountain.
gyunˉ¹捐saanˉ¹山gikˉ¹㝫houˊ²好gui6.攰。
Climbing the mountain is very tiring.
tiuˎ₄條louˍ₆路gyunˉ¹捐saanˉ¹山gik1.㝫。
The road winds up the mountain.
Words Containing 脊
書脊syu1 zek3
the spine of the book
背脊向後彎bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1
to arch one's back
脊椎zek3 zeoi1
vertebra; backbone
裡脊肉leoi5 zek3 juk6
tenderloin
豬裡脊肉zyu1 leoi5 zek3 juk6
griskin, lean loin of pork
篤背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
stab sb in the back; rat/tattle/snitch on sb; betray
整脊zing2 zek3
chiropractic
𢽴背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
to betray; to snitch; to stab someone in the back; to rat on someone | Also written as: 篤背脊 (most popular); 督背脊; 擉背脊 | 漢: 打小報告
牛裡脊肉ngau4 leoi5 zek3 juk6
baron of beef, a joint of beef consisting of two sirloins left uncut at the backbone.
脊骨zek3 gwat1
spine
無脊椎mou4 zek3 zeoi1
invertebrate
擉背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
rare form of '篤背脊' (擉 here is a borrowed character) — to betray; to snitch; to stab someone in the back; to rat on someone | Also written as: 督背脊; 𢽴背脊 | 漢: 打小報告
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